Idiom
shift gears
Meaning
To change pace or mode of operation.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“We need to shift gears and focus on the next project.”
“After discussing the budget for an hour, the team decided to shift gears and brainstorm new marketing ideas.”
“The author chose to shift gears in the final chapter, moving from a slow, descriptive narrative to a fast-paced and dramatic conclusion.”
Examples
simple
“We need to shift gears and focus on the next project.”
contextual
“After discussing the budget for an hour, the team decided to shift gears and brainstorm new marketing ideas.”
complex
“The author chose to shift gears in the final chapter, moving from a slow, descriptive narrative to a fast-paced and dramatic conclusion.”
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