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
Furaha	-	Eastern African, Swahili
Raquel	rah-KEL (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese, English
Gore	[gɔ:r]
Dimitri	dee-MEE-tree (Russian)	Russian, French
Armide	-	Literature
KĘStutis	-	Lithuanian