"gather pace" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gathers pace",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gathering pace",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gathered pace",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gathered pace",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "gather pace (third-person singular simple present gathers pace, present participle gathering pace, simple past and past participle gathered pace)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2020 July 1, Richard Clinnick, “Network News: SWR begins main line testing of suburban Aventras”, in Rail, page 12",
          "text": "\"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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 April 6, Emma Sanders, “Women's Finalissima:England beat Brazil in dramatic shhotout”, in BBC Sport",
          "text": "The Lionesses were given their biggest test of the year by a talented, albeit injury-hit, Brazilian side but delivered more silverware as their momentum continues to gather pace before this summer's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to start to happen more quickly; accelerate"
      ],
      "id": "en-gather_pace-en-verb-zDBnvYYJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "accelerate",
          "accelerate"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "pick up speed"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "gather pace",
          "word": "apretar o paso"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "gather pace",
          "word": "an Fahrt gewinnen"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "gather pace",
          "word": "an Tempo gewinnen"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gather pace"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gathers pace",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gathering pace",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gathered pace",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gathered pace",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "gather pace (third-person singular simple present gathers pace, present participle gathering pace, simple past and past participle gathered pace)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English verbs",
        "Rhymes:English/eɪs",
        "Rhymes:English/eɪs/3 syllables"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2020 July 1, Richard Clinnick, “Network News: SWR begins main line testing of suburban Aventras”, in Rail, page 12",
          "text": "\"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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 April 6, Emma Sanders, “Women's Finalissima:England beat Brazil in dramatic shhotout”, in BBC Sport",
          "text": "The Lionesses were given their biggest test of the year by a talented, albeit injury-hit, Brazilian side but delivered more silverware as their momentum continues to gather pace before this summer's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to start to happen more quickly; accelerate"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "accelerate",
          "accelerate"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪs"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "pick up speed"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "gather pace",
      "word": "apretar o paso"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "gather pace",
      "word": "an Fahrt gewinnen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "gather pace",
      "word": "an Tempo gewinnen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gather pace"
}