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
Venus	VEE-nəs (English)	Roman Mythology
Kristia	-	English (Rare)
Chaleb	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Luisina	lwee-SEE-nah	Spanish
Timotheos	-	Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Ali (1)	‘ah-LEE: (Arabic)	Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Indonesian, Malay