Idiom
second gear
Meaning
Mediocre, sluggish performance.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The team is only in second gear today.”
“The project is falling behind because the developers have been stuck in second gear all week.”
“Despite the urgent deadline, the department remained in second gear, producing work that lacked the necessary ambition and focus.”
Examples
simple
“The team is only in second gear today.”
contextual
“The project is falling behind because the developers have been stuck in second gear all week.”
complex
“Despite the urgent deadline, the department remained in second gear, producing work that lacked the necessary ambition and focus.”
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