giant steps

American  

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. a children's game in which a leader calls upon individual players to advance toward them in a given number and variety of steps, the object being for one person to tag the leader and for all of them to run back to the starting line without being caught by the leader and becoming the new leader.

2. giant step, the longest step that a player is capable of making in this game.

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Example Sentences

Despite the difficulties, the party "will continue," she said, albeit without "giant steps."

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

“It may not be giant steps, but we’re making steps,” he said.

From Seattle Times • May 14, 2024

He got nothing — ran for 11 yards, which made Ezekiel Elliott’s 26 for the Cowboys look like giant steps.

From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2023

“Instead of taking giant steps, like I think the CDC took today, I think we should be taking small steps toward the same goal,” Swartzberg said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2021

She glanced around and took four giant steps to the elevator.

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead