schalten

to shift gears

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Meanings

Verb

to shift gears
to switch
to be on the ball (to be quick to understand and react to something sudden and/or unexpected)

In den zweiten Gang schaltet er immer zu spät.

He always shifts into second gear too late.

infinitive schalten

he/she/it schaltet

simple past schaltete

perfect hat geschaltet