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’s when the Boise-area housing market usually kicks into high gear. —

Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2025 Erivo started out slow, gently accompanied by Hancock, before kicking into high gear with a full band backing. —

Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2025 Attention revved into high gear after a video went public showing armed men in August knocking on doors inside an Aurora apartment building. —

Max Levy, The Denver Post, 2 Feb. 2025 However, their opposition kicked into high gear after the OMB issued a memo Monday directing federal agencies to freeze federal grant, loan and financial assistance programs. —

Ivana Saric, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for in/into high gear

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