long, short
In one short stride, he reached the window.

quick, rapid | slow | easy | purposeful

take | lengthen, shorten
He lengthened his stride to keep up with her.

break
Without breaking her stride she ducked the ball.

match
He matched his stride to her slower pace.

in a ~

considerable, enormous, giant, great

make
She''s made enormous strides in English this term.

~s in

briskly, quickly | confidently | purposefully | angrily | ahead, away, back, forward, in, off, out, over, past
He strode off in search of a taxi.

across, along, away, down, into, out of, over, past, through, towards, up
She strode purposefully towards the door.

come striding
He came striding up the path.