pick up the pace

phrase

: 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. Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 18 June 2023 Scientists say the United States must dramatically pick up the pace of building solar farms, wind turbines, batteries and electric power lines to have any hope of avoiding the worst consequences of global warming. Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 1 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 And that means that governments, financial institutions and companies alike are going to have to pick up the pace in terms of education, goal-setting and action. Felicia Jackson, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021 See All Example Sentences for pick up the pace

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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 26 Jul. 2026.

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