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 gig kicked off the film side of his oeuvre, which went into high gear in the '80s and '90s with movies including Enigma, Supergirl, Hercule & Sherlock, and Somewhere in Time.
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
The celebrations surrounding Donald Trump’s second inauguration as president were already kicking into high gear before the Jan. 20 event.
—Sloane Brown, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2025
Do Guy Pearce and Felicity Jones play real people in 'The Brutalist?’
The film kicks into high gear with the introduction of Harrison Lee Van Buren (Guy Pearce), a pompous patriarch and industrialist who commissions Tóth to design an elaborate community center.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
The sweet post comes amid swirling speculation about the couple’s relationship, which kicked into high gear after Michelle’s notable absences from some recent high-profile events.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 18 Jan. 2025
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
The celebrations surrounding Donald Trump’s second inauguration as president were already kicking into high gear before the Jan. 20 event.
—Sloane Brown, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2025
Do Guy Pearce and Felicity Jones play real people in 'The Brutalist?’
The film kicks into high gear with the introduction of Harrison Lee Van Buren (Guy Pearce), a pompous patriarch and industrialist who commissions Tóth to design an elaborate community center.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
The sweet post comes amid swirling speculation about the couple’s relationship, which kicked into high gear after Michelle’s notable absences from some recent high-profile events.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 18 Jan. 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 Feb. 2025.
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