"click into gear" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: clicks into gear [present, singular, third-person], clicking into gear [participle, present], clicked into gear [participle, past], clicked into gear [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} click into gear (third-person singular simple present clicks into gear, present participle clicking into gear, simple past and past participle clicked into gear)
  1. (idiomatic) To start to perform effectively or to progress Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: get into gear
    Sense id: en-click_into_gear-en-verb-4wlZqiOi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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