trend; tendency

changing or progressing steadily with each passing day; gradually becoming more of a certain state

to tend towards

to lean or move towards a particular state, opinion, or direction

the prevailing trend; the trend of the times; an inevitable direction

to converge

to rush towards something in a crowd like ducks; to scramble madly for something (often blindly or in an undignified manner)

to follow someone's every move or blindly imitate their actions or ideas without independent thought

to make the most of the benefits while avoiding adverse effects

to curry favor with those in power or practice social climbing by fawning on the influential

to seek luck and avoid calamity (idiom)

(literary) to follow current trends; to conform to the fashion of the times

to ingratiate oneself

to act in an obsequious or sycophantic way in order to gain favor or advantage

chemotaxis (movement of leukocytes under chemical stimulus)

(of economic activity, international relations etc) to cool

more and more; showing an increasing tendency or development

to move gradually towards a certain state, trend, or condition

becoming more serious or critical by the day

upward trend; tendency to increase

to decrease in speed, rate, intensity, or severity

to approach a numerical value or converge to a limit in calculus

driving force; impetus

a general direction or movement towards a higher level or value, often in economic or statistical contexts