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
Non	-	Welsh
Maiken	-	Danish, Norwegian
Feri	-	Hungarian
Roan	-	Frisian
Joannes	-	Late Roman
Petrina	pə-TREE-nə	English (Rare)