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.
Examples of in/into high gear in a Sentence
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This is where Kevin’s creativity kicks into high gear.
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Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
Walmart is set to serve summer deals as the heat kicks into high gear.
—James Powel, The Courier-Journal, 25 June 2024
With cultural events, advocacy gatherings and fabulous parties kicking into high gear for the fourth week of the month, Pride revelers will have even more opportunities to celebrate LGBTQ resilience, protest against oppression, prepare for future battles — and, yes, have a gay ol’ time.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 22 June 2024
And yet, there is unease about the future of the Avalanche as the 2024 offseason kicks into high gear this week.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 22 June 2024
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Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
Walmart is set to serve summer deals as the heat kicks into high gear.
—James Powel, The Courier-Journal, 25 June 2024
With cultural events, advocacy gatherings and fabulous parties kicking into high gear for the fourth week of the month, Pride revelers will have even more opportunities to celebrate LGBTQ resilience, protest against oppression, prepare for future battles — and, yes, have a gay ol’ time.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 22 June 2024
And yet, there is unease about the future of the Avalanche as the 2024 offseason kicks into high gear this week.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 22 June 2024
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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 15 Jul. 2024.
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