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pick up the pace

pick up the pace verb: to begin moving or working faster.

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.
    Synonyms:
    pick up speed

Synonyms of pick up the pace

Forms of pick up the pace

third-person singular presentpicks up the pace
present participlepicking up the pace
past participlepicked up the pace
pastpicked up the pace

Questions about pick up the pace

What does pick up the pace mean?
Pick up the pace means to begin moving or working faster.
What part of speech is pick up the pace?
Pick up the pace is a verb.
What is the past tense of pick up the pace?
The past tense of pick up the pace is picked up the pace.

Words near pick up the pace in the dictionary

  1. pick up steam
  2. pick up stitches
  3. pick up stompies
  4. pick up the ball and run with it
  5. pick up the mantle
  6. pick up the pace
  7. pick up the phone
  8. pick up the pieces
  9. pick up the slack
  10. pick up the tab
  11. pick up the threads

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