to quicken the pace
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3.9
- phrasal verb
- The coach decided to quicken the pace of practice to prepare the team for the upcoming match.
Examples
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Quicken the pace a little bit, huh?
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Pakistan quickened the pace of its nuclear missile programs, achieving near parity with India in May 1998.
Academic text (2003) -
It means monetary policy can play the primary role in managing demand," he says, giving a very clear push to the RBA to quicken the pace of rate cuts.
Blog text (13) -
To quicken the pace of national reconciliation, Odierno attempted to integrate the ISF, which until that time had been predominantly Shiite.
Academic text (2011) -
Although extending their life spans may have some advantages, shortening the span might quicken the pace at which new cars with the latest emission-control and fuel-saving technologies become prevalent.
Academic text (1990) -
This anticipated cost has been taken into account in Mozambique, where some 7,500 UN military peacekeepers and police contingents have sought to quicken the pace of demobilization in order to keep costs in line with organizational capabilities.
Academic text (1995) -
To quicken the pace of her work, she started using a time management app.
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They implemented new strategies to quicken the pace of construction on the new bridge.
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
224
1.0
To make a person or thing move quickly
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
61
6.5
To make something happen faster and easier
28
4.6
Make something happen sooner
23
4.0
To move or work faster
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
7
7.7
To tell someone to hurry
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
2
9.1
To make something happen faster
1
3.5
To move or act suddenly with more speed for a short time
Start working quickly and with more energy
Antonyms
How Fast
637
1.0
- Specialized
227
3.7
1
3.9
186
2.5
23
4.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'quicken' (make faster) + 'pace' (speed/rate); the determiner 'the' does not change the semantic relationship. This is a regular verb + noun collocation following common cross-linguistic patterns (e.g., 'accelerate the pace'), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents should understand it.
Etymology
The phrase quicken the pace comes from the image of someone making their steps faster so they can get somewhere sooner. They quicken their pace by taking quicker steps, and that's why it means 'to move or work faster'.