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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As golf season truly kicks into gear following the 107th PGA Championship, everyone is ready to hit the links.
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Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
Infighting at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) is threatening to consume Democratic leadership just as the midterms are starting to kick into gear.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 17 May 2025
But as industrialization took hold, kicking a full capitalist economy predicated on growth into gear, labor industriousness in the service of enriching capital was not going to hold.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
His fixture in Gameweek 37 against Manchester United (H) provides him another great chance to get click back into gear.
—Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
Infighting at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) is threatening to consume Democratic leadership just as the midterms are starting to kick into gear.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 17 May 2025
But as industrialization took hold, kicking a full capitalist economy predicated on growth into gear, labor industriousness in the service of enriching capital was not going to hold.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
His fixture in Gameweek 37 against Manchester United (H) provides him another great chance to get click back into gear.
—Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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 4 Jun. 2025.
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