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Idiom

click into gear

Meaning

To start to perform effectively or to progress

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“After a slow start, the team finally clicked into gear.”

“We struggled with the project for weeks, but everything clicked into gear once we hired a new manager.”

“Although the orchestra sounded disjointed during the rehearsal, the musicians suddenly clicked into gear, producing a performance of remarkable precision and harmony.”

Examples

simple

“After a slow start, the team finally clicked into gear.”

contextual

“We struggled with the project for weeks, but everything clicked into gear once we hired a new manager.”

complex

“Although the orchestra sounded disjointed during the rehearsal, the musicians suddenly clicked into gear, producing a performance of remarkable precision and harmony.”

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