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
Ljubo	LYOO-bo	Croatian, Serbian
Parsifal	-	German
NjÁLa	-	Icelandic
Makarios	-	Late Greek
Yong	yong (Korean)	Chinese, Korean
Kwaku	-	Western African, Akan