pick up steam

phrase

1

: to become more popular

The idea began to pick up steam around the turn of the century.

2

informal : to slowly begin to move ahead in a faster and more effective way

The project is slowly picking up steam.

Examples of pick up steam in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The housing market is expected to pick up steam in the coming weeks as the historically hectic spring buying season kicks into gear. — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2023

Jordan was a teenager as the gay rights movement started to pick up steam. — Zachary Schermele, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2022

Meanwhile, over in Ann Arbor, Blake Corum’s campaign is starting to pick up steam after his fourth straight 100-yard game. — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2022

Parallel to the state process, a federal lawsuit filed by state Republican activists in an attempt to bypass the Ohio Supreme Court is starting to pick up steam. — Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 19 Mar. 2022

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