hit one's stride
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
to reach a full level of efficiency, competence, comfort, etc.; to get going
Example Sentences
- "I usually start running slowly for a warm-up and then hit my stride a few minutes into the run."
- "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."
Inflected Forms
hits one's stride (present, singular)
hitting one's stride (participle, present)