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gathering pace

gathering pace is the present participle and gerund 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

Questions about gathering pace

What is gathering pace the present participle and gerund of?
Gathering pace is the present participle and gerund of gather pace.

Words near gathering pace in the dictionary

  1. gathering hoop
  2. gathering hoops
  3. Gathering of Waters
  4. gathering oneself
  5. gathering oneself together
  6. gathering pace
  7. gathering place
  8. gathering rosebuds
  9. gathering speed
  10. gathering steam
  11. gathering strength

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