pick up speed

to increase speed. The train began to pick up speed as it went downhill. The car picked up speed as we moved into the left lane.

to increase in value or degree Stocks picked up speed in the final hour of trading this afternoon.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ganizani	gah-nee-ZAH-nee	Southern African, Chewa
MÁRcia	-	Portuguese
Natsuko	nah-tsoo-ko	Japanese
Ackery	['ækəri]
Isadore	IZ-ə-dawr	English
Ljuben	-	Macedonian