in high gear

prepositional phrase

Serious and intense.

“The show goes in high gear when Bill is on screen.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. idiomaticSerious and intense.

    The show goes in high gear when Bill is on screen.

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APA

in high gear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20high%20gear

MLA

“in high gear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20high%20gear. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in high gear,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20high%20gear.

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