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gathered pace

gathered pace is the simple past and past participle of gather pace.

Meaning of gather pace

Verb

gather pace (third-person singular simple present gathers pace, present participle gathering pace, simple past and past participle gathered pace)

  1. To start to happen more quickly; to accelerate.
    • "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.2020 July 1, Richard Clinnick, “Network News: SWR begins main line testing of suburban Aventras”, in Rail, page 12

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What is gathered pace the simple past and past participle of?
Gathered pace is the simple past and past participle of gather pace.

Words near gathered pace in the dictionary

  1. Gathercole
  2. gathered
  3. gathered dust
  4. gathered oneself
  5. gathered oneself together
  6. gathered pace
  7. gathered rosebuds
  8. gathered speed
  9. gathered steam
  10. gathered strength
  11. gathered up

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