in gear
- engagedPledged to marry
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- runningSwift foot travel
- movingEmotionally affecting
- readySuitable for use now
operational · driving · shifting · transmission · meshed · synchronized · rolling · momentum · engine · revving · accelerating · functional · working · cog · mechanism · prepared · active · humming
- machine idiomswell-oiled machine, gears turning, firing on all cylinders, grinding gears, full steam ahead
- suited updressed, clothed, geared up, armored, uniformed
- momentumbuilding momentum, gain traction, gaining traction, gaining steam, gather steam
- operationaloperational, functioning, working, running, active
mechanical engagement
in gearout of gear
Drivetrain disconnected from engine
disengaged · freewheeling · coasting · idling · declutched
operational readiness
in gearoffline
Not internet-connected
out of commission · inactive · stalled · out of action · non-operational
organization and efficiency
in gearout of sorts
Mildly unwell or grumpy
disorganized · dysfunctional · off track · in disarray · out of sync