in overdrive

in overdrive

In an extremely energetic, hardworking, or effective state or condition. Our team has been in overdrive trying to get the project finished on time. With only a few minutes left on the clock, their offense has gone into overdrive.
See also: overdrive
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • into overdrive
  • (as) busy as a beaver (building a new dam)
  • beaver
  • building
  • busy as a beaver
  • dam
  • Trojan, he is a/works like a/a regular
  • move up a gear
  • step (it) up a gear
  • go into overdrive
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New features include Audio Variables -- included in OverDrive Premium and optional modules for OverDrive Prime and OverDrive Express; QuickAudio Groups, an enhancement to the existing QuickAudio feature where users can group multiple sources into a single keyword; New UI customisation -- bigger, bolder and different colours; Additional rundown information -- users can now display more granular information about each shot in the rundown; New security updates and performance/security improvements for HTML5 MOS plugins; and Ross Virtual Solutions (VS/AR) -- UX MOS support.
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Even as Birmingham City's season in the Championship came to a successful close, the rumour mill remained in overdrive.
McLeish has blast at 'jealous' rumour-mongers
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A visit to a show organized by the twosome was an instant entree to a world in which cool Conceptualism, an overheated market, and French theory in overdrive shared the same bed; for artists, being tapped by the curatorial duo meant that suddenly one's work was part of the discourse.
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Although math and science are left-brain driven, Kanold's right brain works in overdrive, too.
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