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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

The shipbuilding pretty much came to an end, and the commercial fishing trade of some thousand vessels that once kept canneries working in high gear has moved elsewhere.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2025

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

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2024

With East Computing’s calculating added to existing workload, Dorothy Vaughan and the West Area Computers remained in high gear.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

in high gear

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