high gear

Noun

Meaning

a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed

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Examples

He lives with his creativity in high gear. John Travolta

I'm incredibly nostalgic for the '80s, because I think that's when Geek Culture really kicked in to high gear. Ernest Klein

I was probably a B student in high school, but it wasn't until I got to college that I said, 'Oh! This is what it's all about.' And then I became an A student. I studied journalism in college and that's what really kicked it into high gear for me. Giuliana Rancic

The man that's out to do something has to keep in high gear all the time. Douglas Fairbanks

Set the gearshift for the high gear of your soul, you've got to run like an antelope out of control! Trey Anastasio

I am fairly concise when I work and I work quickly because I think work is done better in a high gear than done our in a gear when everyone's exhausted. Get focused, do it! Twyla Tharp

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