make great strides

Idioms  

1. 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.

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Example Sentences

As the largest coffee chain in the world, Starbucks is in a position to make great strides in that direction — and the company has admitted as much.

From Washington Post • May 20, 2022

“To do my job well, I need time with patients. And when I get that time, I can see that my patients improve and make great strides in their mental health,” Titland said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2021

Because “the most creative machine learning algorithms are hamstrung by machines that can’t harness their power,” an IBM vice president wrote, “if we’re to make great strides in AI, our hardware must change, too.”

From Slate • Jun. 13, 2019

Humphries, out with a sprained knee, is “not anywhere near playing yet,” Arians said, but “with that injury, you could make great strides in two or three days.”

From Washington Times • Sep. 18, 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