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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One, a rookie now asked to shift into high gear far earlier than expected; the other, a steady veteran brought in to keep the engine humming in case the rotation sputtered.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
Both teams will be getting their shortstop position in order when the regular season kicks into high gear on Thursday.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2025
The Men's College basketball tournament will tip off in earnest today before the Women's tournament kicks into high gear tomorrow.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
My buck fever was gone almost as soon as the bull reacted by leaping into high gear.
—Jim Tappan, Outdoor Life, 20 Mar. 2025
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
Both teams will be getting their shortstop position in order when the regular season kicks into high gear on Thursday.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2025
The Men's College basketball tournament will tip off in earnest today before the Women's tournament kicks into high gear tomorrow.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
My buck fever was gone almost as soon as the bull reacted by leaping into high gear.
—Jim Tappan, Outdoor Life, 20 Mar. 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 1 Apr. 2025.
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