go through the gears
To gain momentum; to get up to speed.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“The team starts to go through the gears during the second half.”
“After a slow start to the project, the team finally began to go through the gears and finish their work.”
“As the marathon runner approached the final mile, she began to go through the gears, accelerating past her competitors with ease.”
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all dressed up and nowhere to go
Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.
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all systems go
Everything is ready.
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all the gear and no idea
Having high-quality, expensive equipment for a risky or difficult activity, without any of the requisite knowledge.
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as you go
While one is doing (something); as one progresses.
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boldly go where no man has gone before
To break new ground.
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click into gear
To start to perform effectively or to progress
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come and go
To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.
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don't go there
Do not broach that topic.
Last updated August 10, 2026