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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LaVine snapped back into gear immediately in the second half, firing off a pair of 3-pointers and rattling off 13 points in the third quarter.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
My Documents Kevin Nguyen Penguin Random House, April As another Trump administration kicks into gear, there may be no better, or scarier, work to consider than Kevin Nguyen’s second novel, which sees the U.S. government set up internment camps for Vietnamese Americans.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
The swirling track, about a panic attack in London's St. Pancras station, lures us in with its sweet yet eerie string loop before its heavy drumbeat kicks into gear and rockets down an unforeseen path, knocking over every single warning sign along the way.
—EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
His transformation began under Roy Hodgson but really kicked into gear after Glasner took over and Palace raced up the Premier League table.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
My Documents Kevin Nguyen Penguin Random House, April As another Trump administration kicks into gear, there may be no better, or scarier, work to consider than Kevin Nguyen’s second novel, which sees the U.S. government set up internment camps for Vietnamese Americans.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
The swirling track, about a panic attack in London's St. Pancras station, lures us in with its sweet yet eerie string loop before its heavy drumbeat kicks into gear and rockets down an unforeseen path, knocking over every single warning sign along the way.
—EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
His transformation began under Roy Hodgson but really kicked into gear after Glasner took over and Palace raced up the Premier League table.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for in/into gear
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“In/into gear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%2Finto%20gear. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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