- one long step; the distance covered by a step synonym pace1
- He crossed the room in two strides.
- I was gaining on the other runners with every stride.
Extra Examples- In one short stride he reached the window.
- First you'll need to measure the length of your stride.
- She lengthened her stride to try and keep up with him.
- She moved towards him in quick strides.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- quick
- …
- take
- in a stride
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- your way of walking or running
- his familiar purposeful stride
- She did not slow her stride until she was face to face with us.
Extra Examples- He matched his stride to her slower pace.
- She resumed her confident stride.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- loping
- confident
- determined
- …
- lengthen
- shorten
- break
- …
- find your stride
- get into your stride
- hit your stride
- …
- an improvement in the way something is developing
- We're making great strides in the search for a cure.
Extra Examples- She's made enormous strides in English this term.
- We have made great strides in areas like employment and housing.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- considerable
- enormous
- …
- make
- strides in
- strides[plural] (Australian English, informal) trousers
Word OriginOld English stride (noun) ‘single long step’, strīdan (verb) ‘stand or walk with the legs wide apart’, probably from a Germanic base meaning ‘strive, quarrel’; related to Dutch strijden ‘fight’ and German streiten ‘quarrel’.
Idioms
See stride in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryget into your stride (British English)
(North American English hit (your) stride)
- to begin to do something with confidence and at a good speed after a slow uncertain start
- After a nervous start, he finally got into his stride in the second set.
Extra Examples- The team took time to get into their stride.
- The show finally hit its stride in the second season.
put somebody off their stride
- to make somebody take their attention off what they are doing and stop doing it so well
- The shouting from the back of the hall completely put me off my stride.
(match somebody) stride for stride
- to keep doing something as well as somebody else, even though they keep making it harder for you
- We’ve managed to match our closest competitors stride for stride as regards prices.
take something in your stride (British English)
(North American English take something in stride)
- to accept and deal with something difficult without letting it worry you too much
- It’s going to be tough—but I’m sure you’ll take it all in your stride.
without breaking stride
- (especially North American English) without stopping what you are doing
- Marta scored from 20 metres without breaking stride.
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