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third-person singular simple present overdrives, present participle overdriving, simple past overdrove, past participle overdriven
(transitive) To drive too hard, or far, or beyond strength. examples
countable and uncountable, plural overdrives
(dated, automotive) A gear, on an automobile, higher than the normal top gear. quotations examples
Cruising in overdrive at legal highway speed keeps rpm right at 1800, depending on rear-axle ratio.
1981 October, Popular Mechanics, volume 156, number 4, page 201
(uncountable, figurative) A state of heightened activity. quotations examples
It is true, though it's got nothing to do with me, that the building boom that created the Bombay of my childhood went into overdrive in the years before my birth
2000, Salman Rushdie, The ground beneath her feet, page 78
So, Mr. Zuckerberg has kicked his company into overdrive with a strong message: It’s time to do more with less.
2022 July 26, Mike Isaac, “‘Operating With Increased Intensity’: Zuckerberg Leads Meta Into Next Phase”, in The New York Times