Momentum
momentum (noun) - continues to move more quickly and less likely to stop
gain momentum
competition gaining momentum
the fierce competition that is gaining momentum
momentum difficult to halt
a snowball gathering momentum
the snowball gathered momentum until the whole board resigned
thrust through the front doors by the sheer momentum of the crowd
lose momentum
at tea-time the momentum of the day began to peter out
lose momentum and peter out
lose motivation and momentum
feared that momentum might be lost
the momentum of the industry
the momentum of he project
success provided a powerful momentum
develop some momentum
maintain momentum
the momentum of the first half of the year maintained in the second half
gathered momentum
increases in insurance premium rates gather momentum
the worker's movement gathered momentum
the momentum and anger aroused by the activist's campaign
considerable momentum had been built up
act before the problem gains momentum
momentum seems to favour her
the defender steps out to intercept the punch before it gains momentum
now has its own momentum
built a following after the crisis which now has its own momentum
get some momentum going
developed a momentum of its own
needed to get some momentum going
an international body of users of this technology is what is needed to get some momentum going
the momentum of onward travel
the momentum of the punch
the momentum of the kick
meet the kick before it has gained full momentum and power
momentum in technological innnovation
sustaining momentum
poor performance in sustaining momentum
the momentum of despondency
the constitutional amendment gathered momentum
the constitutional amendment later lost momentum
the momentum built up around these issues
there's been quite a loss of momentum lately
Example sentences:
* Success, market valuation and cash flow provide a powerful momentum.
* Little progress is being made with this problem and it is feared that momentum may be lost by those opposing the scheme, especially over the Christmas and New Year periods.
* The telephones began buzzing with eager contributors and the fundraising soon gathered its own momentum.
* The Colonel was in a hurry, realising how essential it was to keep the momentum of the attack rolling, otherwise the resistance might become coordinated into a strong, interlocked series of defence positions.
* The fighter utilizing this leg steps up to meet the kick as it is coming in, thus meeting it before it has gained full momentum and power.
* There's been quite a loss of momentum lately in my area.
* This uplift in sales generated both improved results and an encouraging base for maintaining momentum.
* Moisture ran from her brow as the fire flourished and crackled and the pressure inside her gathered fearful momentum.
* And there was noise and motion as well, some rattling, juddering momentum of onward travel.
* He has built a following in the wake of the crisis which now has its own momentum.
* This momentum throughout the industry was difficult to halt.
* The company expected a steady improvement in results this year from the hard-hit general insurance sector as industry capacity falls and increases in premium rates gather momentum.
* A new aggressive attitude towards development of well trained exporters and marketeers is essential if this Province is to compete in the fierce competition which is gaining momentum.
* He is confident that the new acquisitions will play an important role in future growth, and believes that the momentum of the first half will be maintained to give a satisfactory outcome for the full year.
* It will now be essential for Sony and its allies to maintain the gathering momentum and to spread its influence as widely as possible if their impressive new computing platform is to become the world standard for electronic book publishing.
* The workers' movement gathered momentum and the country was hit by wave upon wave of strikes, ever more political in motivation.
* The survey concluded that considerable momentum had been built up in the training of part-time teachers.
* If a punch is aimed at the face, the defender steps out to intercept it before it gains momentum.
* Momentum, though, seems to favour Everett.
* Looking at the way the international bodies like IEEE and X/Open Co Ltd have failed to define even a basic set of standards due to the competitive nature of the marketplace, AFUU believes an international body of GUI users is what is needed to get some momentum going, a global organisation that can represent user requirements to the GUI providers.
* At tea-time the momentum of the day, or what was left of it after Doctor Connor's intrusion, petered out and things began to sag.
* From then on the snowball gathered momentum until on 24th November, the whole board resigned.
* At length he reached his hotel and was thrust through the front doors by the sheer momentum of the crowd.
* Such was the momentum, and even anger, aroused by our campaign that, shortly after the auction took place, the House of Commons Environment Committee mounted a special inquiry into the National Land Fund.
* Emergency hospital admissions developed a momentum of its own, not least because in some areas it seems the only way for elderly people to get a place in a local authority residential home.
* The research aims to contribute to a greater understanding of the relatively poor performance of British industry in sustaining momentum in the exploitation of technological innovation.
* The momentum of despondency was gaining apace.
* The constitutional amendment gathered momentum throughout the first half of the year.
* The World Bank has announced that its report for 1992 is to be dedicated to the themes of environment and development following the momentum built up around these issues as a result of the UNCED conference, to be held in Brazil in the same year.
