Everyday Office Jargon · Intern level

"Gain traction"

"Gain traction" means to start making real progress or to begin seeing meaningful results after an initial period of effort.

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How "Gain traction" shows up at work

Used early in a project when results are thin but direction feels right. By the time traction is actually visible, people usually switch to saying 'momentum.' The phrase does a lot of encouraging work in a lot of status updates.

Buzzword

The campaign is starting to gain traction with the 25-to-34 demographic.

Plain English

The campaign is starting to work with the 25-to-34 demographic.

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