Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in full gear

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English

Syllables: in- -ful-l gear
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Proceeding fully, quickly, or completely; thoroughly begun and in progress.

Example Sentences

"We arrived an hour late and found the event already in full gear."

Synonyms

in full swing

Questions

What does in full gear mean?: Proceeding fully, quickly, or completely; thoroughly begun and in progress.

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