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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Jim Van Stone, the chief commercial officer of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, the holding company for the Capitals, said the team kicked plans into high gear at the start of the current season, knowing that Ovi breaking the record was a real possibility.
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Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 17 Mar. 2025
But Trump’s aggressive stance has actually given the Arctic nation more bargaining power with Denmark, analysts say, and kicked the independence movement into high gear.
—Lauren Kent, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
As the world ground to a halt, public health professionals mobilized, shifting into high gear to address the crisis.
—Bernadette Boden Albala, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The free-agency frenzy kicked into high gear on Sunday when news of a bunch of big moves was dropped by NFL insiders.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
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Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 17 Mar. 2025
But Trump’s aggressive stance has actually given the Arctic nation more bargaining power with Denmark, analysts say, and kicked the independence movement into high gear.
—Lauren Kent, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
As the world ground to a halt, public health professionals mobilized, shifting into high gear to address the crisis.
—Bernadette Boden Albala, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The free-agency frenzy kicked into high gear on Sunday when news of a bunch of big moves was dropped by NFL insiders.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for high gear
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“High gear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20gear. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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