building momentum
- gaining tractionBecoming more popular
- acceleratingIncreasing in speed
- snowballingIncreasing by rapid accumulation
- ramping upProgressively increasing in scale
- gathering steamGaining power progressively
surge · push · drive · thrust · inertia · force · velocity · crescendo · unstoppable · rolling · propelling · charging · escalating · intensifying · groundswell · wave · takeoff · launching
- gradual progressbaby steps, inching, crawling, creeping, steady growth
- momentumgain traction, gaining traction, gaining steam, gather steam, pick up speed
- progressprogress, in progress, promotion, raise, making progress
kinetic trajectory
building momentumlosing steam
Declining in energy or force
slowing down · decelerating · grinding to a halt · winding down · petering out
progress dynamics
building momentumlosing ground
falling behind · stalling out · regressing · backsliding · going backwards
activity state
building momentumstanding still
Absence of motion
stagnating · at a standstill · dead in the water · stuck · motionless