gain/gather steam

phrase

informal

: to increase in strength, force, or energy

The campaign quickly gained/gathered steam.

Examples of gain/gather steam in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Fire Station 16 fundraising An ongoing effort to renovate San Diego Fire Station 16 on Mount Soledad in La Jolla continues to gain steam and is now about $45,000 from its fundraising target, Rotarian Cindy Goodman told the Light. — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026

That decision will be left to whomever Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont appoints as the permanent general manager following a search that likely will gain steam once the regular season ends in April. — Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026

In fact, Wells Fargo projects the rally will gain steam again, and raised its 2026 year-end price target for the yellow metal to a range of $6,100 to $6,300. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026

But as prediction markets gain steam, some flaws remain in their model. — Jake Angelo, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026