to pick up the pace
23
4.0
- phrasal verb
- - Come on, pick up the pace, slowpoke.
- Let's pick up the pace
- pick up the pace a bit
- pick up the pace a little
Loading YouTube…
Watch on YouTubeAMD is back, and AMD won't wait for them to pick up the pace.
- AMD is back, and AMD won't wait for them to pick up the pace.
- You can do things to pick up the pace.
- We, we start picking up the pace and the last pretty much the last two months I've been in top shape.
Examples
-
I told you guys to pick up the pace!
-
Pick up the pace!
-
Now other people will see you doing these things, and they will pick up the pace without even being aware of it.
-
Now, other people will see you doing these things, and they will pick up the pace without even being aware of it.
-
We have to pick up the pace.
-
Washington has picked up the pace.
-
The first day was a bit slow; tomorrow we will pick up the pace.
Blog text (24) -
Let's pick up the pace.
-
Let's pick up the pace, we have less than 90 minutes.
-
We need to pick up the pace during the final stretch of the race to finish strong.
Synonyms
505
1.0
To move or act more quickly to avoid being late
240
6.7
To hurry so you do something faster, often to avoid being late
227
3.7
To move faster or make something happen faster
205
1.0
To make something move or happen faster
186
2.5
To make something move or happen faster
125
3.4
Make something greater in amount, speed or strength
64
4.1
To increase something, especially its amount or speed
61
6.5
To make something happen faster and easier
50
3.8
To increase the level or strength of something, for example volume, production
37
3.4
Hurry and start moving faster
28
4.6
Make something happen sooner
21
4.6
To make something faster or more active
14
4.1
To move or happen faster
12
1.0
To make someone move or work faster than they want
9
3.7
To press the pedal in a car to make it go faster or hurry to finish something
4
2.5
To start moving faster
2
4.4
To start working faster and harder
2
4.4
To try harder or work faster to reach a goal
1
3.9
Move or work faster to finish sooner
Start working quickly and with more energy
Antonyms
How Fast
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to go faster' is directly derivable from combining 'pick up' (to raise or increase) with 'pace' (speed/rate); the particle 'up' signals an increase and the construction verb + noun follows a regular compositional pattern. This is a common, predictable phrasal-verb + noun combination with clear cross-linguistic parallels, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
Pick up the pace comes from walking or running: to pick up your pace means to make your steps quicker. So, the phrase means 'to go faster' or to speed up what you are doing.