strides
Walks with confidence
Strides are long, decisive steps.
To stride is to walk with such steps, suggesting purpose or confidence: She strode across the room.
Figuratively, to make strides or take great strides is to progress significantly: The company has made strides in renewable energy.
To hit one's stride is to reach peak performance.
To take something in stride is to handle it calmly.
Locomotion pattern
- paceSpeed of movement
- footstepsSounds of walking
- stepsSequential actions in process
- walkingLocomotion on foot
legs · movement · cadence · rhythm · footfall · locomotion · swagger · march
Swift foot travel
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- paceSpeed of movement
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- leg extensionSeated thigh-strengthening exercise
speed · marathon · track · jogging · distance · endurance · form · technique
Forward movement or promotion
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- gainsIncreases in value
- improvementPositive change in quality
- headwayForward progress achieved
leaps · achievements · development · progress · momentum · milestones · accomplishments · forward
Confident, boastful manner
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- boldnessFearless readiness to act
- assertivenessConfident self-expression quality
purposeful · commanding · strut · presence · authority · bearing · self-assured · conviction
gait
Locomotion pattern
walking · legs · movement · cadence · rhythm · footfall · locomotion · swagger · march · tread
running
Swift foot travel
leg extension · speed · marathon · track · jogging · distance · endurance · form · technique · race
advancement
Forward movement or promotion
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- gainsIncreases in value
- improvementPositive change in quality
headway · leaps · achievements · development · progress · momentum · milestones · accomplishments · forward · bounds
swagger
Confident, boastful manner
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- boldnessFearless readiness to act
assertiveness · purposeful · commanding · strut · presence · authority · bearing · self-assured · conviction · power walk
- runningrun, runner, running shoes, running shorts, running gear
- running traininglong runs, interval training, intervals, easy runs, fartlek
- sprint trainingsprints, standing starts, starts, wind sprints, hill sprints
- gainsgain, earnings, income, returns, increase
- running workoutssprints, intervals, tempo run, long run, fartlek
- walking distancesblock, blocks, city block, quarter mile, half mile
stridessetbacks
Reversals of progress
regression · decline · stagnation · backsliding · reversal
- in strideWith steady composure
- make stridesAchieve significant progress
- taking something in strideRemaining composed despite setbacks
- making stridesAdvancing considerably toward goals
- hit one's strideAchieve peak performance level
- break one's strideDisrupt continuous motion
stride, strident, striding, stridency, strider, stridently, striders, stridden