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 efforts shifted into high gear after the neighborhood came under threat of annexation by Hialeah, which commissioned a feasibility study to determine if annexing 150 acres of Brownsville would generate revenue for the city back in 2023.
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Miami Herald, 28 July 2025
Yet even among those circles, the Ferrari 250 Europa GT put prestige into high gear.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 21 July 2025
When your time is always broken up into these little endless tasks, your nervous system shifts into high gear and doesn’t get a chance to recharge.
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—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
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Miami Herald, 28 July 2025
Yet even among those circles, the Ferrari 250 Europa GT put prestige into high gear.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 21 July 2025
When your time is always broken up into these little endless tasks, your nervous system shifts into high gear and doesn’t get a chance to recharge.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 16 July 2025
AllSaints is shifting into high gear — the British fashion brand has partnered with the Atlassian Williams Racing Formula 1 team on a multiyear licensing deal.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 27 June 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 4 Aug. 2025.
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