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gathers pace

gathers pace is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 gathers pace the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gathers pace is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gather pace.

Words near gathers pace in the dictionary

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

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