glide path

noun

1

: glide slope

2

: a course of action that leads easily to an expected outcome

While Markey has been a fine member of Congress for decades, he isn't owed a glide path to another term.

—Adrian Walker

… a state that invests more in locking up prisoners than in opening doors to education is on a glide path to mediocrity.

—John Stobo

Elite law schools are not always a glide path to becoming a partner at a big law firm.

—Elizabeth Olson

Examples of glide path in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead, create a glide path for success across your organization. —Shaleen Devgun, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris, bolstered by Biden's swift endorsement, appears to be on a glide path to that nomination. —Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 29 July 2024

Maryland Reliably blue Maryland was on a glide path to filling their soon-to-be open Senate seat with another Democrat. —Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024

Policymakers have expressed confidence that inflation is on a glide path back to the Fed’s 2% target. —Jeff Cox, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1