Examples of use of gathered speed
1. Turning toward his attackers, he gathered speed and rammed into the small wooden boats at nearly 7 knots.
2. Over 2,600 homes were under mandatory evacuation Saturday and people in another 1,400 were warned to be ready to flee if the flames gathered speed.
3. In Europe, a debate on diversifying energy imports away from Russia has gathered speed since some deliveries were disrupted in January when Russia briefly stopped supplying Ukraine during a price dispute.
4. This period was foreshadowed by grievances from a handful of Equatorians and quickly gathered speed and intensity that eventually culminated in Kokora era–a bleeding wound that has been hunting the southern Sudanese for decades.
5. Diplomatic efforts to broker a breakthrough gathered speed Sunday, when Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso saying Russia may abstain from voting on the resolution, isolating China as the sole country voicing opposition.