hit one's stride

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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.
    • 1985 April 27, Sue Hyde, “Formal Dining Pleasure”, in Gay Community News, page 8:
      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.