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Momentum

/moʊˈmɛntəm/
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(noun) Of a body in motion: the tendency of a body to maintain its inertial motion; the product of its mass and velocity, or the vector sum of the products of its masses and velocities.

As the days passed, our campaign grew in momentum.
This is due to conservation of angular momentum.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The team's success in the previous game gave them a lot of ____ as they prepared for the final match of the season.

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