- the highest gear in a vehicle that is used when you are driving fast
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See high gear in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryin/into high gear
- in a state of intense activity
- Her career is back in high gear.
kick/move/swing into high gear
- to become more intense
- The campaign season for this year’s elections doesn’t really kick into high gear until June.
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