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the meaning of "without missing a stride"

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kjc0123 | 11:19 Tue 24th May 2005 | Phrases & Sayings
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What is the meaning of "without missing a stride" in the following sentence?

 

Dell dashed by and somehow managed to refill both coffee cups and pat Ray on the shoulder without missing a stride.

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Normally, to do all those things (refill cups and pat Ray) you'd have to stop walking; but 'without missing a stride' means Dell did it and kept walking at the same time. A stride is a one of the steps you take when you walk.
11:48 Tue 24th May 2005
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or she did it without tripping up
22:21 Tue 24th May 2005

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