change gears
Example Sentences
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While the pick of Mr Walz and the upcoming Democratic National Convention will be certain to maintain Ms Harris’s media dominance, experts agree that the campaign will have to change gears soon.
From BBC • Aug. 10, 2024
A lot of people ask, “How do you change gears … knowing what song is going to be for what band?”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2024
Recent price data suggest an easing of inflationary pressures and that could leave the central bank less likely to change gears and raise interest rates out of concern that the economy may slow further.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2023
Giving them only one week to change gears and get a shot was too quick, said Gregory Floyd, president of Teamsters Local 237, which represents more than 18,000 municipal workers in New York City.
From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2021
I didn’t know how they could change gears like this.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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