in/into gear
idiom
of a vehicle
: having the lever that controls the gears in a position that allows the vehicle to begin moving
Don't leave the car in gear in the driveway.
He put the car in/into gear and drove away.
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In the four back-to-back title-winning campaigns that preceded this season’s collapse, rivals often complained about a feeling of inevitability that each year City would just click into gear at some point and steamroller the league.
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Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
The news comes as things are getting into gear for this year’s film festival, following the news that Ami Paris will join the Critics’ Week as the main sponsor of its top prize, further solidifying the ties between film and fashion.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 19 Mar. 2025
Background knowledge will trigger their skepticism and kick critical thinking into gear.
—Lightning Jay, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
After Joan answers a DM from a brand called Ethnos, Slanted kicks into gear.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
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Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
The news comes as things are getting into gear for this year’s film festival, following the news that Ami Paris will join the Critics’ Week as the main sponsor of its top prize, further solidifying the ties between film and fashion.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 19 Mar. 2025
Background knowledge will trigger their skepticism and kick critical thinking into gear.
—Lightning Jay, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
After Joan answers a DM from a brand called Ethnos, Slanted kicks into gear.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
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“In/into gear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%2Finto%20gear. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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