picking up speed
- acceleratingIncreasing in speed
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- gainingObtaining or increasing
- racingSpeed competition sport
quickening · tempo · rushing · surge · faster · speeding · ramping · building · intensity · thrust · revving · zooming · escalating · hurrying · wind · adrenaline · sprint · takeoff
- accelerationaccelerate, acceleration, accelerating, speed up, speeding up
- momentumbuilding momentum, gain traction, gaining traction, gaining steam, gather steam
velocity change
picking up speedslowing down
Reducing pace or velocity
decelerating · braking · grinding to a halt · coasting · winding down
momentum/progress
picking up speedlosing steam
Declining in energy or force
stalling · petering out · fizzling out · flagging · faltering