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Discover LudwigThe phrase "picked up speed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is accelerating or increasing in pace, often in a literal or figurative sense.
Example: "As the race progressed, the runner picked up speed and overtook his competitors."
Alternatives: "gained momentum" or "accelerated."
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The car picked up speed.
The horses picked up speed.
The action picked up speed and intensity.
Soon the tide picked up speed.
The train picked up speed.
Just after Philadelphia, we picked up speed.
Instead, we picked up speed again.
Whereupon the rumors picked up speed.
My literary education in indulgence picked up speed.
The glaciers in south-eastern Greenland have picked up speed.
Talks with the waste company then picked up speed.
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