- in high gear
- at the highest level of operation.
Preparations for the convention started weeks ago and are now in high gear.
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high gear — noun a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed • Syn: ↑high • Hypernyms: ↑gear, ↑gear mechanism • Hyponyms: ↑overdrive • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
High Gear — Infobox Album Name = High Gear Type = studio Artist = Greg Al Howe Released = Recorded = Genre = Length = Label = Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = High Gear Next album = High Gear was the first of two albums to be released by… … Wikipedia
high gear — {n. phr.}, {informal} Top speed; full activity. * /Production got into high gear after the vacation./ * /An advertising campaign for the new toothpaste promptly moved into high gear./ … Dictionary of American idioms
high gear — {n. phr.}, {informal} Top speed; full activity. * /Production got into high gear after the vacation./ * /An advertising campaign for the new toothpaste promptly moved into high gear./ … Dictionary of American idioms
high\ gear — n. phr. informal top speed; full activity. Production got into high gear after the vacation. An advertising campaign for the new toothpaste promptly moved into high gear … Словарь американских идиом
high gear — noun Date: 1896 1. high 3b 2. a state of intense or maximum activity usually used with into or in < a project in high gear > … New Collegiate Dictionary
high gear — top speed, full activity The preparations for his visit have been going in high gear all week … Idioms and examples
in high gear — (USA) If something is in high gear, it is in a quick paced mode. If someone is in high gear, they are feverishly on the fast track … The small dictionary of idiomes
in high gear — (USA) If something is in high gear, it is in a quick paced mode. If someone is in high gear, they are feverishly on the fast track. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
high gear — The top gear or the cruising gear of a transmission. It is usually the highest number, i.e., fifth gear of a five speed transmission … Dictionary of automotive terms
