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单词 gather pace
释义

gather pace

English

Verb

gather pace (third-person singular simple present gathers pace, present participle gathering pace, simple past and past participle gathered pace)

  1. to start to happen more quickly; accelerate
    • 2020 July 1, Richard Clinnick, “Network News: SWR begins main line testing of suburban Aventras”, in Rail, page 12:
      "The programme is gathering pace. We're entering an important phase of the project as we begin real-world testing on our network ahead of the trains entering passenger service later this year," said SWR Commercial Projects Director Alex Foulds.

Synonyms

  • pick up speed

References

  • gather pace” (US) / gather pace” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
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