break stride
Interrupt your pace
To break stride is to interrupt the rhythm of one's walking or running, usually by slowing, stumbling, or stopping: She didn't break stride when he called her name.
The phrase extends to any disruption of momentum or routine: The scandal barely made him break stride.
Often used in the negative to emphasize uninterrupted progress.
- haltComplete sudden stop
- dead stopComplete cessation of motion
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- stop shortCease movement abruptly
- stopCease all motion
miss a beat · interrupt · hit a snag · trip · stumble · skip a step · catch · hitch · cadence · hesitation · standstill · lurch · jolt · thrown off · throw off balance · deceleration · stagger · grind to a halt
break stridekeep pace
Stay equally fast
glide · flow · keep time · cruise · keep moving
break stridekeep going
Maintain forward progress
press on · forge ahead · carry on · push through · stay the course
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