gather speed

Examples (10)

• The train pulled out of the station, slowly gathering speed.
• As the car went down the hill, it began to gather speed rapidly.
• The project is finally starting to gather speed after months of delays.
• With every stroke, the swimmer gathered more speed.
• The idea began to gather speed among the team members.
• A small snowball rolling down a mountain can quickly gather tremendous speed.
• The wind turbine blades started to turn, gradually gathering speed.
• The runner sprinted, trying to gather maximum speed for the finish line.
• After a slow start, the economic recovery is now gathering speed.
• We watched the roller coaster gather speed as it climbed the first big hill.