head of steam
noun phrase
: strong driving force : momentum
frequent rallies helped the movement develop a head of steam
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Instead, veteran guard Gary Harris picked off the pass, went the other direction and dropped the ball to a trailing Paolo Banchero, who slammed it on a full head of steam.
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Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
Building up a head of steam, the PTPA released a statement in mid-February critical of how Jannik Sinner’s three-month doping suspension was handled.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Now, the focus turns to the Colorado Avalanche, a contending team that is as frightening as Nathan MacKinnon entering the offensive zone with a full head of steam.
—Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
Guy Ritchie’s Young Sherlock has wrapped, Get Millie Black is on air, and with Ruth Wilson-starrer The Woman In The Wall and One Night with Jodie Whittaker already under its belt, Simon Maxwell’s Motive Pictures has a head of steam.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
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Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
Building up a head of steam, the PTPA released a statement in mid-February critical of how Jannik Sinner’s three-month doping suspension was handled.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Now, the focus turns to the Colorado Avalanche, a contending team that is as frightening as Nathan MacKinnon entering the offensive zone with a full head of steam.
—Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
Guy Ritchie’s Young Sherlock has wrapped, Get Millie Black is on air, and with Ruth Wilson-starrer The Woman In The Wall and One Night with Jodie Whittaker already under its belt, Simon Maxwell’s Motive Pictures has a head of steam.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Head of steam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20of%20steam. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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