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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The snowy side of this storm is in high gear in the Sierra Nevada, where several feet are expected to pile up.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
All three investigators pay a call on Harris at home as well, but things kick into high gear once Elsbeth and Hackett start pulling on threads that lead them to footage from the Orphan Walk segment of Orphan Girl.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
This is the season when hygge (an untranslatable word that refers to coziness or warmth) kicks into high gear in Denmark, and its capital is filled with the soft yellow glow of candles.
—Tamara Shopsin, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2025
This has already been an active offseason for the Red Sox, but over the next few days things should really kick into high gear.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
All three investigators pay a call on Harris at home as well, but things kick into high gear once Elsbeth and Hackett start pulling on threads that lead them to footage from the Orphan Walk segment of Orphan Girl.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
This is the season when hygge (an untranslatable word that refers to coziness or warmth) kicks into high gear in Denmark, and its capital is filled with the soft yellow glow of candles.
—Tamara Shopsin, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2025
This has already been an active offseason for the Red Sox, but over the next few days things should really kick into high gear.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 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 2 Jan. 2026.
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