make great strides

Idioms

Advance considerably, make good progress, as in He made great strides in his study of Latin. Since its earliest recorded use in 1600, this expression has taken a number of forms— make a wide stride, take strides, make rapid strides. All of them transfer a long walking step to other kinds of progress.

Example Sentences

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Since then, he has continued to make great strides.

From BBC • May 4, 2025

Therapy could help you two to make great strides.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2022

The world’s seventh-largest automaker, Fiat Chrysler will have to make great strides in China if it wants to keep up with competitors and make good on its most recent profit and sales goals.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2018

Being 2: The United States could make great strides by investing in a particularly winsome population, Lillian Mongeau writes: the 2-year-olds among us.

From Slate • Nov. 27, 2017

They walked at a good pace for an hour and a half, and had to make great strides to keep up with the giant Thalcave.

From In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant by Verne, Jules

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