high gear
noun
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: a state of intense or maximum activity
—usually used with into or in
a project in high gear
Examples of high gear in a Sentence
She shifted the car into high gear.
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The growing tendency to remove degree requirements from job criteria kicked into high gear during the labor market crunch of the pandemic.
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Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
The state’s shift to renewable energy kicked into high gear in late 2018, when Xcel welcomed Polis to office by becoming the first major U.S. utility to voluntarily commit to 100% carbon-free energy.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
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Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
The state’s shift to renewable energy kicked into high gear in late 2018, when Xcel welcomed Polis to office by becoming the first major U.S. utility to voluntarily commit to 100% carbon-free energy.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
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“High gear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20gear. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
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