"pick up steam" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: picks up steam [present, singular, third-person], picking up steam [participle, present], picked up steam [participle, past], picked up steam [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=pick up steam}} pick up steam (third-person singular simple present picks up steam, present participle picking up steam, simple past and past participle picked up steam)
  1. Synonym of gather steam Synonyms: gather steam [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-pick_up_steam-en-verb-88H7CSIh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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