gather steam (English, verb)
expansion: gather steam (third-person singular simple present gathers steam, present participle gathering steam, simple past and past participle gathered steam)
Senses:
glosses: To increase in strength, popularity, or energy.
tags: informal
intransitive
Forms:
form: gathers steam
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: gathering steam
tags: participle
present
form: gathered steam
tags: participle
past
form: gathered steam
tags: past