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.

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