НАДДАВАТЬ ХОДУ

•ПРИБАВЛЯТЬ/ПРИБАВИТЬ <ПОДДАВАТЬ/ПОДДАТЬ, НАДДАВАТЬ/НАДДАТЬ> ходуcoll

[VP;subj: human,collect, or a noun denoting a vehicle]

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⇒to begin to move more quickly:

-X прибавил ходу••≈X picked up speed;

-X sped up;

-X started going faster;

-X increased his <its> speed;

- [of a driver]X stepped on it <the gas>;

- [of a person walking]X quickened his pace <his step>;

-X picked up the pace.