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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That Stiller stands out amid this crowd as a jumpy little man looking to kick his stalled married life back into high gear by finding his biological parents is a testament both to his gifts as the world’s most frantic clown and to Russell’s generous, madcap labyrinth of a script. —

Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024 The fall sports postseason is getting into high gear. —

Rich Barak, The Courier-Journal, 25 Oct. 2024 Austin welcomed quite a few famous faces over the weekend as the Formula 1 Pirelli United States Grand Prix kicked into high gear at the Circuit of the Americas. —

Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Oct. 2024 All that buying last week almost landed the market back in overbought territory as of Friday’s close, according to the S & P Short Range Oscillator , just as earnings season gets ready to kick into high gear. —

Zev Fima, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in/into high gear

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