Meaning of find another gear | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To suddenly achieve an extra burst of athletic performance, especially after a sustained period of competitive exertion.
   idiomatic
2. To achieve enhanced performance.
   broadly, idiomatic

Examples

“But the Devils found another gear in the third period and found the energy that had been lacking throughout a sluggish second period.”

“[I]f the 24-year-old Djokovic wants to replicate or even surpass his 2011 results, he'll have to keep finding another gear.”

“Swimmers talk about finding another gear when they need it.”

“Trailing Kostelic by .017 seconds after her first run, Paerson found another gear on her second trip down the deteriorating course to finish with a combined time of 1min 38.65sec—almost a half-second clear of her Croatian rival.”

“Management's ultimate goal is to become one of the world's top five automakers. That will require finding another gear.”

“It's amazing that after seven-plus seasons as one of the most consistently compelling shows on TV, NCIS still finds another gear with certain story arcs.”

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