find another gear

Definitions

1. 1

   To suddenly achieve an extra burst of athletic performance, especially after a sustained…

   To suddenly achieve an extra burst of athletic performance, especially after a sustained period of competitive exertion.

   • 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.
2. 2

   To achieve enhanced performance.

   • 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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