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Discover LudwigThe phrase "has been gathering pace" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to emphasize that a certain process, trend, or phenomenon has been rapidly increasing in intensity over time. For example, "The protest movement against the government has been gathering pace; today tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through the city center."
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But it has been gathering pace.
Demand, though, has been gathering pace.
Equally dramatic is the destruction of democracy that has been gathering pace.
Apart from fallout from the market meltdown, economic growth in Africa has been gathering pace — over 5 percent per year in the decade ending in 2009.
Mssrs Brynjolfsson and McAfee tweak the argument, writing that innovation has been gathering pace and having an increasing impact on labour markets.
A movement started by noted security professional Josh Corman has been gathering pace in recent months, since it was first conceived at last year's DEFCON hacking convention.
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City revolts have been gathering pace in recent days.
Denuding had been gathering pace, with plans in full throttle over Christmas.
At the other end of the spectrum, fringe benefits and share options have been gathering pace.
Published in January, the new "strategic guidance" only confirmed trends that have been gathering pace for many years.
As the ultimate insider-outsider, Mr Nohria is better placed than most to continue with the reforms that have been gathering pace for a while.
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