Usually means: Engaged and ready for action.
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  1. in gear: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. in gear: Collins English Dictionary
  3. in gear: Vocabulary.com
  4. in gear: Wiktionary
  5. in gear: Dictionary.com
  6. in gear: Rhymezone
  7. in gear: FreeDictionary.org
  8. in gear: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. in gear: TheFreeDictionary.com
  10. in gear: Merriam-Webster

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  1. in gear: Idioms

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adjective:  having gears engaged ("The car is in gear")

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