passer à la vitesse supérieure

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.se a la vi.tɛs sy.pe.ʁjœʁ/ ~ /pɑ.se a la vi.tɛs sy.pe.ʁjœʁ/, (more formal) /pa.se.ʁ‿a la vi.tɛs sy.pe.ʁjœʁ/ ~ /pɑ.se.ʁ‿a la vi.tɛs sy.pe.ʁjœʁ/

Verb

passer à la vitesse supérieure

1. (figuratively) to go up a gear, to move up a gear, to step up a gear, to shift up a gear, to move things up a gear, to speed things up, to shift into high gear, to take things up a notch, to move into overdrive

See also

• passer la seconde
• en quatrième vitesse
• mettre le turbo
• monter d’un cran