- gather pace
- British
1) to start to happen more quickly and have more success
After 1946, support for European unity began to gather pace.
2) to start to move more quickly
English dictionary. 2014.
gather pace
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gather pace — If events gather pace, they move faster … The small dictionary of idiomes
gather pace — pick up/gather pace ► to start to happen more quickly: »The recovery from the global economic crisis is now gathering pace. Main Entry: ↑pace … Financial and business terms
gather pace — If events gather pace, they move faster. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
gather pace — … Useful english dictionary
pick up/gather pace — ► to start to happen more quickly: »The recovery from the global economic crisis is now gathering pace. Main Entry: ↑pace … Financial and business terms
pace — [peɪs] noun [singular] 1. the rate or speed at which something happens: • The average price of a new car began to soar at a faster pace than household incomes. 2. keep pace (with) to change at the same rate as someone or something else: • Next… … Financial and business terms
pace — pace1 W3 [peıs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(speed of events/changes)¦ 2¦(walk/run)¦ 3¦(step)¦ 4 keep pace (with something/somebody) 5 go through your paces 6 put somebody/something through their paces 7 set the pace 8 force the pace 9 be able to stand the pace… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pace — pace1 [ peıs ] noun ** ▸ 1 speed ▸ 2 exciting quality ▸ 3 walking/running step ▸ 4 ability to run quickly ▸ 5 way a horse walks/runs ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) singular or uncount the speed at which something happens or is done: the pace of something: The… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pace*/ — [peɪs] noun I 1) [singular/U] the speed at which something happens or is done The pace of technological change increased steadily during the 20th century.[/ex] The course allows students to progress at their own pace.[/ex] 2) [singular/U] the… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
pace — I UK [peɪs] / US noun Word forms pace : singular pace plural paces ** 1) [singular/uncountable] the speed at which something happens or is done the pace of something: The pace of technological change increased steadily during the 20th century.… … English dictionary
