pick up the pace
idiom
: to go faster
If we want to finish on time, we're going to have to pick up the pace.
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The new rules implemented this season by Major League Baseball – including the pitch clock, meant to eliminate the unnecessary mundane things, pick up the pace of play and shorten games – have its effect in the booth as well.
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Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 18 June 2023
Expect the Bees to pick up the pace with four returning letterwinners, including Hipp as a third-year varsity veteran with Luke Kalanc.
—Matt Goul, cleveland, 16 Nov. 2022
After years of funneling offense through a super-sized frontcourt, USC is thinking smaller this season, with plans to rely more on four-guard lineups to spread the floor, pick up the pace and, most importantly, fire away from deep.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2022
If Perez had a little support in the pitching department, or if the Rangers’ offense could pick up the pace and produce runs in more timely fashion, this team would be at least three games above .500 instead of sagging along at 24-27, three games below.
—Dallas News, 5 June 2022
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Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 18 June 2023
Expect the Bees to pick up the pace with four returning letterwinners, including Hipp as a third-year varsity veteran with Luke Kalanc.
—Matt Goul, cleveland, 16 Nov. 2022
After years of funneling offense through a super-sized frontcourt, USC is thinking smaller this season, with plans to rely more on four-guard lineups to spread the floor, pick up the pace and, most importantly, fire away from deep.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2022
If Perez had a little support in the pitching department, or if the Rangers’ offense could pick up the pace and produce runs in more timely fashion, this team would be at least three games above .500 instead of sagging along at 24-27, three games below.
—Dallas News, 5 June 2022
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“Pick up the pace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick%20up%20the%20pace. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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