move up a gear

move/step up a gear

to start to work or play more effectively or quickly than before With just five lengths to go, the German swimmer stepped up a gear and edged ahead to win the race.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Braam	BRAHM	Dutch, Limburgish
Murugan	-	Hinduism, Tamil
Venyamin	vye-nee-ah-MEEN, vee-nee-ah-MEEN	Russian
Willamar	-	Ancient Germanic
Zakiah	-	Arabic
GervÁSio	-	Portuguese