"pick up the pace" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: picks up the pace [present, singular, third-person], picking up the pace [participle, present], picked up the pace [participle, past], picked up the pace [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pick up the pace (third-person singular simple present picks up the pace, present participle picking up the pace, simple past and past participle picked up the pace)
  1. (idiomatic) To begin moving or working faster. Tags: idiomatic Translations (to begin moving or working faster): kiristää tahtia (Finnish), presser le pas (French), felveszi a tempót (Hungarian), zwiększać tempo [imperfective] (Polish), zwiększyć tempo [perfective] (Polish), podkręcać tempo [imperfective] (Polish), podkręcić tempo [perfective] (Polish), przyspieszać tempo [imperfective] (Polish), przyspieszyć tempo [perfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-pick_up_the_pace-en-verb-hadja5Lb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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