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build momentum
create progress that continues
To develop enough progress and energy to make something easier to continue.
Hear it in real life
Are people responding to the campaign?
Yes, we are starting to build momentum online.
Once we finished the first stage, the project began to build momentum.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The team built a momentum after winning.
Say: The team built momentum after winning.
"Momentum" is usually uncountable in this expression, so do not use "a".
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How it fits in a sentence.
build momentum; build up momentum
Your turn: say it out loud
Once we finished the first stage, the project began to build momentum.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
build momentum
create progress that continues
“Once we finished the first stage, the project began to build momentum.”
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