Work & careers
change gears
switch activities or focus
To change gears means to move from one activity, subject, or way of thinking to another.
Hear it in real life
We've talked about the problem for an hour.
Right, let's change gears and discuss possible solutions.
After lunch, I need to change gears and concentrate on the budget report.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Let’s change gears of the conversation and discuss solutions.
Say: Let’s change gears and discuss solutions.
Use “change gears” without “of” when shifting to a new subject or activity.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
change gears; change gear; changed gears
Your turn: say it out loud
After lunch, I need to change gears and concentrate on the budget report.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
change gears
switch activities or focus
“After lunch, I need to change gears and concentrate on the budget report.”
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