in/into high gear
idiom
: in or into a state of great or intense activity
The project is now in high gear.
Fuel prices are expected to rise as the summer travel season kicks/moves into high gear.
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Speaking of the Track: AllSaints is shifting into high gear — the British fashion brand has partnered with the Atlassian Williams Racing Formula 1 team on a multiyear licensing deal.
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
Advertisement The Big Soda lobby kicked into high gear to block New York’s request and was joined by its strange bedfellows alliance of anti-hunger groups and their advocates in Washington.
—Arianna Huffington, Time, 25 June 2025
Demolition started in early June with heavy construction now in high gear to transform Bristol Motor Speedway into a ballpark — if only for the Aug. 2 Speedway Classic between the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds in the first MLB game in the state of Tennessee.
—Teresa M. Walker, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
Bargatze’s own steadily rising career has shifted into high gear since his first hosting stint on Saturday Night Live, in October 2023, raised his national profile.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 June 2025
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
Advertisement The Big Soda lobby kicked into high gear to block New York’s request and was joined by its strange bedfellows alliance of anti-hunger groups and their advocates in Washington.
—Arianna Huffington, Time, 25 June 2025
Demolition started in early June with heavy construction now in high gear to transform Bristol Motor Speedway into a ballpark — if only for the Aug. 2 Speedway Classic between the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds in the first MLB game in the state of Tennessee.
—Teresa M. Walker, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
Bargatze’s own steadily rising career has shifted into high gear since his first hosting stint on Saturday Night Live, in October 2023, raised his national profile.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 June 2025
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“In/into high gear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%2Finto%20high%20gear. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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