gain/gather steam
idiom
informal
: to increase in strength, force, or energy
The campaign quickly gained/gathered steam.
Examples of gain/gather steam in a Sentence
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But Santos has so far failed to gain steam in the race.
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Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024
That effort could gain steam should Johnson bring up a vote on funding for Ukraine.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2024
Beyond House Bill 187, there are other proposals that have yet to gain steam.
—Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 8 Feb. 2024
But in spring 2022, the momentum to get the wrestling team back started to gain steam with a chain of emails from incoming freshmen.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
The project seemed to gain steam once the city and Mr. Buckley’s company finalized an agreement in April 2023.
—Heather Knight, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2024
But soon, as your disruptive product, process, or business model begins to gain steam with customers, your competitors will start to get worried.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2022
Enlarge Aurich Lawson | Getty Images The mass sponge EV charger plug migration continues to gather steam.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 7 July 2023
Here are key things to know about the union fight:
How did the Tesla strike gain steam?
—Kelvin Chan, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2023
Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024
That effort could gain steam should Johnson bring up a vote on funding for Ukraine.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2024
Beyond House Bill 187, there are other proposals that have yet to gain steam.
—Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 8 Feb. 2024
But in spring 2022, the momentum to get the wrestling team back started to gain steam with a chain of emails from incoming freshmen.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
The project seemed to gain steam once the city and Mr. Buckley’s company finalized an agreement in April 2023.
—Heather Knight, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2024
But soon, as your disruptive product, process, or business model begins to gain steam with customers, your competitors will start to get worried.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2022
Enlarge Aurich Lawson | Getty Images The mass sponge EV charger plug migration continues to gather steam.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 7 July 2023
Here are key things to know about the union fight:
How did the Tesla strike gain steam?
—Kelvin Chan, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2023
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