in/into gear
idiom
of a vehicle
: having the lever that controls the gears in a position that allows the vehicle to begin moving
Don't leave the car in gear in the driveway.
He put the car in/into gear and drove away.
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Bad news: the car locked itself into the equivalent of park, and wouldn’t shift back into gear.
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Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
There’s still plenty of time for Corona to get its hitting back in gear.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Patrick Reed, who won the Masters in 2018, birdied two of the last three holes for a 69 and was at 6-under 210 along with Ludvig Aberg, the runner-up a year ago who finally got in gear with three straight birdies on the back nine for a 69.
—Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
The engine was running and van was still in gear, the sheriff’s office said.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
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Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
There’s still plenty of time for Corona to get its hitting back in gear.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Patrick Reed, who won the Masters in 2018, birdied two of the last three holes for a 69 and was at 6-under 210 along with Ludvig Aberg, the runner-up a year ago who finally got in gear with three straight birdies on the back nine for a 69.
—Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
The engine was running and van was still in gear, the sheriff’s office said.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
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“In/into gear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%2Finto%20gear. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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