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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So the whole musical theater route was kind of like kicking it into high gear, like really taking performing and singing and music a lot more seriously.
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Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2025
The nation’s largest retailer said it’s already raised prices on some items due to tariffs and that more price hikes are on the way this summer when the back-to-school shopping season goes into high gear.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
At that point Vahid literally shifts into high gear, driving by Eghbal in a van, knocking him out and kidnapping him.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
With Memorial Day just around the corner, presumably summer month outfitting is in high gear.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2025
The nation’s largest retailer said it’s already raised prices on some items due to tariffs and that more price hikes are on the way this summer when the back-to-school shopping season goes into high gear.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
At that point Vahid literally shifts into high gear, driving by Eghbal in a van, knocking him out and kidnapping him.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
With Memorial Day just around the corner, presumably summer month outfitting is in high gear.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 19 May 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 5 Jun. 2025.
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