overdrivenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈəʊ.və.draɪv/us/ˈoʊ.vɚ.draɪv/a state of great activity, effort, or hard work:
The official propaganda machine went into overdrive when war broke out.
The cast was in overdrive, rehearsing for the first performance.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Busy and active
- a hive of activity/industry idiom
- arena
- be (as) busy as a bee idiom
- be all go idiom
- be at work idiom
- be back in harness idiom
- buzz
- foot
- girlie swot
- hard-working
- harness
- have (got) sth on
- have sth on your plate idiom
- hurly-burly
- knee-deep
- mad
- spread
- stimulating
- tie sb up
- well away idiom
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