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