pick up the pace

Verb

Meaning

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)

To begin moving or working faster.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

timing

Examples

Sugar, it's no parade but you'll get down the street one way or another, so you'd just as well throw your shoulders back and pick up the pace. Barbara Kingsolver

Take a tip from racewalkers and marathoners, and strengthen your stride with resistance exercises. By training your walking muscles, you'll have more power to pick up the pace. Denise Austin

Close letter words and terms

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