in overdrive

in overdrive

In an extremely energetic, hardworking, or effective state or condition. Our team has been in overdrive trying to get the project finished on time. With only a few minutes left on the clock, their offense has gone into overdrive. I doubt you'll get that report any time soon. Rich isn't exactly one to put it in overdrive on a Friday.
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