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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

Hurrying to keep up with Kate, who always moved in high gear, Reynie was almost to the dormitory exit before he noticed Constance wasn’t with them.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

in high gear

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