get into one's stride
get into one's stride verb: to become familiar with something.
Verb
get into one's stride (third-person singular simple present gets into one's stride, present participle getting into one's stride, simple past and past participle got into one's stride)
- To become familiar with something
- In the meantime, alongside the multiple-unit express trains the new freight diesels, and the 2,500-h.p. electric locomotives, are getting into their respective strides.1959 October, O. S. Nock, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 724
- Tottenham were slow to get into their stride in a first 45 minutes characterised by Arsenal's defensive discipline - but once they moved through the gears the Gunners simply could not live with them.2018 February 10, Phil McNulty, “Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 0 Arsenal”, in BBC
Forms of get into one's stride
| third-person singular present | gets into one's stride |
|---|---|
| present participle | getting into one's stride |
| past participle | got into one's stride |
| past | got into one's stride |
Questions about get into one's stride
- What does get into one's stride mean?
- Get into one's stride means to become familiar with something.
- What part of speech is get into one's stride?
- Get into one's stride is a verb.
- What is the past tense of get into one's stride?
- The past tense of get into one's stride is got into one's stride.
Words near get into one's stride in the dictionary
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