changing gears
- shiftingChanging position or form
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- transmissionSending of information
- downshiftChange to lower gear
- upshiftEngage higher gear
acceleration · manual · stick shift · pedal · revving · momentum · transition · pivot · switching · adjusting · throttle · engine · RPM · smooth · grinding · synchromesh · neutral · overdrive
consistency of pace or approach
changing gearskeeping on
Maintaining an activity
sticking with it · persisting · carrying on · pressing on · same old routine
mechanical operation (literal sense)
changing gearscoasting
Moving without active effort
cruising · steady state · even keel · plateauing · same old same old