to lose impetus
1impetus — im|pe|tus [ ımpətəs ] noun singular or uncount 1. ) a force that helps something to happen or develop more quickly: impetus for: The committee s report may provide further impetus for reform. gain/lose impetus: The peace process has been steadily …
2impetus — UK [ˈɪmpɪtəs] / US [ˈɪmpətəs] noun [singular/uncountable] 1) a force that helps something to happen or develop more quickly impetus for: The committee s report may provide further impetus for reform. gain/lose impetus: The peace process has been… …
3impetus — noun (U) 1 feeling an influence that makes people or helps something to develop or continue doing something: gain/lose impetus: The campaign is already gaining impetus. | As a result of this failure, a lot of the initial impetus was lost. (+ for) …
4impetus — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, powerful, strong, tremendous ▪ main, major ▪ immediate, initial …
5lose — verb 1 not keep ADVERB ▪ forever VERB + LOSE ▪ be about to, be going to, be likely to, stand to ▪ The company stands to lose if this deal falls through …
6run out of (or lose) steam — informal lose impetus or enthusiasm. → steam …
7run out of steam — (informal) To be forced to stop through loss of impetus, strength or energy • • • Main Entry: ↑steam * * * run out of/lose/steam phrase to lose energy, enthusiasm, or importance David seems to be running out of steam …
8steam — noun 1》 the hot vapour into which water is converted when heated, which condenses in the air into a mist of minute water droplets. 2》 the expansive force of this vapour used as a source of power for machines. 3》 momentum; impetus: the dispute… …
9Gang of Four — The Gang of Four (zh stp|s=四人帮|t=四人幫|p=Sìrén bāng) was the name given to a leftist political faction composed of four Chinese Communist party officials. They came to prominence during the Cultural Revolution (1966 76) and were subsequently… …
10Lahore Declaration — The Lahore Declaration was a bilateral agreement between India and Pakistan signed on February 21, 1999 by the then Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee and the then Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif at the conclusion of a historic… …
