swing into high gear

To begin doing something at a higher speed, intensity, or level of enthusiasm. The city is swinging into high gear in its preparations for the anniversary parade. I'm going to meet with my team on Saturday so we can swing into high gear on this project.

swing into high gear

to begin operating at a fast pace; to increase the rate of activity. During the winter season we swing into high gear around here. The chef swings into high gear around six o'clock in preparation for the theater crowd.

swing into high gear

in. to begin operating at a fast pace; to increase the rate of activity. The chef swings into high gear around eight o’clock in preparation for the theater crowd.

See also: gear, high, swing

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Once offshore, Al Shehi said the firm's water-processing operation will swing into high gear, chipping off blocks of the iceberg above the water line and then crushing the pure polar ice into drinking water which would be stored in large water tanks and then filtered through a water processing plant.

Firm to tow icebergs from Antarctica to Fujairah

But the country's export growth is expected to swing into high gear after the second quarter, based on this year s industry forecast.

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As national elections swing into high gear this fall, one thing is for sure: Politicians from both political parties will be making promises.

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The campaign will swing into high gear in the spring.

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The local ski season will swing into high gear at 9 a.

BRIEFLY

After months of legal wrangling, supporters of dismantling the Los Angeles Unified School District are expected to swing into high gear today when organizers pick up a petition to start a breakup drive.