shifting gears
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- transitionChange from one state
- changeTo make different
- accelerateIncrease in velocity
- pivotPoint of rotation
downshift · upshift · transmission · manual · stick · throttle · momentum · adjust · switch · adapt · redirect · engine · revving · grind · synchronize · pedal · cruise · brake
- machine idiomswell-oiled machine, gears turning, firing on all cylinders, grinding gears, full steam ahead
- drivingdrive, steering, driver, acceleration, motorist
- cyclingbikes, bicycles, cycling, cyclist, cyclists
- motor skillsmotor skills, fine motor skills, motor control, gross motor skills, walking
- truckingsemi, 18-wheeler, trucks, truckers, big rig
- accelerationaccelerate, acceleration, accelerating, speed up, speeding up
change and transition
shifting gearskeeping on
Maintaining an activity
sticking with it · business as usual · same old same old · status quo · coasting
mental flexibility
shifting gearsrigid thinking
Inability to adapt mentally
tunnel vision · fixating · perseverating · one-track mind · locked in
activity level
shifting gearsidling
Operating without working
stalling · stopping · grinding to a halt · stagnating · standing still