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)
To begin moving or working faster.
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