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momentum

Noun

IPA /məʊˈmɛntəm/

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The increasing strength or progress that helps an activity continue, often making it easier to keep going once it has begun.

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momentum/məʊˈmɛntəm/

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Our neighbourhood clean-up gained momentum as more people joined in.
Completing the first task gave our study group momentum for the rest of the afternoon.

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momentum — The increasing strength or progress that helps an activity continue, often making it easier to keep going once it has begun.

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The increasing strength or progress that helps an activity continue, often making it easier to keep going once it has begun.

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From Latin momentum, meaning movement.

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Gain momentum means develop more strongly; maintain momentum means keep that progress going.

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