stride
verb
[ strʌɪd ]
• walk with long, decisive steps in a specified direction.
• "he strode across the road"
• cross (an obstacle) with one long step.
stride
noun
• a long, decisive step.
• "he crossed the room in a couple of strides"
• a step or stage in progress towards an aim.
• "great strides have been made towards equality"
Similar:
make progress,
make headway,
gain ground,
progress,
advance,
proceed,
move,
get on,
get ahead,
come on,
come along,
shape up,
take shape,
be getting there,
• trousers.
• denoting or relating to a rhythmic style of jazz piano playing in which the left hand alternately plays single bass notes on the downbeat and chords an octave higher on the upbeat.
• "he's a noted stride pianist"
Origin:
Old 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’.
