Gear 當動詞有「使齒輪開始轉動；開啟機器」的意思，我們常聽的gear up ，通常表示「整裝待發，做好準備全力以赴」。日本正積極準備主辦明年的世界盃欖球賽，就是Japan is gearing up the host the Rugby World Cup next year.
其實，get into gear跟gear up意思蠻相似，但當然有分別，get into gear是指加緊準備；更加努力以達成目標。例句：Vince realized that he needed to get into gear for his exams next week.
