pick up speed

verb

To accelerate.

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gather speedgather pace
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Meanings

verbpick up speed (third-person singular simple present picks up speed, present participle picking up speed, simple past and past participle picked up speed)

present singular third person picks up speed · participle present picking up speed · participle past picked up speed · past picked up speed

  1. To accelerate.

    Synonyms: gather speed, gather pace

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo accelerate.

Similar
gather speedgather pace
Also see
gather pacegather speedpick up the pacequickenspeed up
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APA

pick up speed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick%20up%20speed

MLA

“pick up speed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick%20up%20speed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pick up speed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick%20up%20speed.

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