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hit one's stride

hit one's stride verb: when walking or running, to reach a full or comfortable pace.

Verb

hit one's stride (third-person singular simple present hits one's stride, present participle hitting one's stride, simple past and past participle hit one's stride)

  1. when walking or running, to reach a full or comfortable pace
    • I usually start running slowly for a warm-up and then hit my stride a few minutes into the run.
  2. (figuratively) to reach a full level of efficiency, competence, comfort, etc.; to get going
    • They had a baby just as she was hitting her stride professionally.
    • The owners and staff of the Painted Lady at 186 Commercial Street are hitting their stride as they enter their first full season, following a late start in July, 1984.1985 April 27, Sue Hyde, “Formal Dining Pleasure”, in Gay Community News, page 8

Forms of hit one's stride

third-person singular presenthits one's stride
present participlehitting one's stride
past participlehit one's stride
pasthit one's stride

Questions about hit one's stride

What does hit one's stride mean?
Hit one's stride means when walking or running, to reach a full or comfortable pace.
What part of speech is hit one's stride?
Hit one's stride is a verb.
What is the past tense of hit one's stride?
The past tense of hit one's stride is hit one's stride.

Words near hit one's stride in the dictionary

  1. hit one hard
  2. hit one out of the ball park
  3. hit one out of the ballpark
  4. hit one's marks
  5. hit one's straps
  6. hit one's stride
  7. hit out
  8. hit out of the park
  9. hit parade
  10. hit parades
  11. hit pause

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