gather/gain momentum

idiom

: to move faster

The wagon gathered/gained momentum as it rolled down the hill.

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None of our experts were positive about how or where the okra water trend started, but the movement appeared to gain momentum after vegan content creator Jasmine Duke posted about it on social media in February 2024. —

Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2024 Beavers gain momentum Saturday could not have gone much worse for Oregon State when the Beavers faced former Pac-12 rival Cal in Berkeley. —

Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024 Her sense as someone who has feet on the ground and is working on downtown issues every day is that things are turning the corner and the recovery will gain momentum. —

Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 31 Oct. 2024 That included Patrick Mahomes putting up a career-high 33-yard run with San Francisco attempting to gain momentum. —

Vincent Frank, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gather/gain momentum

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