lose momentum

idiom

: to move more slowly
The wagon lost momentum as it rolled up the hill.

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That gap between intention and execution is where strategies lose momentum—or worse, become irrelevant. Ryan Austin, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 Teams often lose momentum after the initial goal-setting phase because OKRs are aspirational but lack a structured execution plan. Pradeep Prasana Kanagaraj, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025 The anti-globalist movement didn’t just lose momentum, it got rebranded as suspect. Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025 By 2004, Ghana was starting to lose momentum, with a surging number of cases — prompting a meeting with Carter. Justin Hemenway, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lose momentum

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“Lose momentum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20momentum. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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