overdrive
over|drive /'oʊvərdraɪv/ (overdrives)
1 [N-COUNT] usu sing, oft N n
The overdrive in a vehicle is a very high gear that is used when you are driving at high speeds.
2 [PHRASE] PHR after v
If you go into overdrive, you begin to work very hard or perform a particular activity in a very intense way.
In the courtroom everybody went into overdrive, assuming that there might well be a verdict soon.
1 [N-COUNT] usu sing, oft N n
The overdrive in a vehicle is a very high gear that is used when you are driving at high speeds.
2 [PHRASE] PHR after v
If you go into overdrive, you begin to work very hard or perform a particular activity in a very intense way.
In the courtroom everybody went into overdrive, assuming that there might well be a verdict soon.