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in high gear

ADVERB

on the double

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WEAK

chop-chop double-time expeditiously fast flat-out fleetly full tilt hastily hurried hurriedly in a flash in double time in haste lickety-split like a shot like greased lightning like wildfire promptly pronto quick quickly rapidly snappily speedily swift swiftly

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“Apple’s innovation engine was in high gear this month with a flurry of new products unveiled across the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and AirPods families,” White wrote Thursday.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

“Travelscrimping” is in high gear across corporate America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

It was a night of enchantment, and by the end of Revueltas’ “Noche de Encantamiento,” with a dozen percussionists in high gear, the crowd, like the drummers, went wild.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

And, with spring in high gear, birds are singing up a storm.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2024

I was working like a ro- bot in high gear.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

in high gear

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