Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pick up speed

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables
pick- up speed
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To accelerate.

Inflected Forms

picks up speed (present, singular) picking up speed (participle, present) picked up speed (participle, past) picked up speed (past)

Phrases

pick up steam gather steam

Frequently Paired Words

pick up steam gather steam

Synonyms

gather speed gather pace

Questions

What does pick up speed mean?
To accelerate.

How to pronounce pick up speed

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