"in gear" meaning in English

See in gear in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in gear, {{en-PP}} in gear
  1. (of a vehicle) Having gears correctly aligned so that movement is possible.
    Sense id: en-in_gear-en-prep_phrase-c1M8Zcnf
  2. (informal, by extension) In a state of readiness or activity. Tags: broadly, informal Synonyms: into gear Derived forms: get one's ass in gear, get one's ass into gear
    Sense id: en-in_gear-en-prep_phrase-itWY5~P9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93
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