Idiom
move through the gears
Meaning
To gradually increase speed or output.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The runner began to move through the gears as the race continued.”
“The team started the game slowly, but they began to move through the gears in the second half to secure the win.”
“As the project deadline approached, the team moved through the gears, increasing their output and focus to ensure everything was completed on time.”
Examples
simple
“The runner began to move through the gears as the race continued.”
contextual
“The team started the game slowly, but they began to move through the gears in the second half to secure the win.”
complex
“As the project deadline approached, the team moved through the gears, increasing their output and focus to ensure everything was completed on time.”
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