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

Some Gen Xers are on a glide path to retirement — literally — and that hopefully has limited their exposure to market volatility. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 July 2026

Tech scion David Ellison for months projected confidence that his blockbuster Hollywood merger was on a glide path to completion. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

David Ellison, the 43-year-old mogul who sits atop the Paramount Skydance media conglomerate, appeared to be on a glide path to expanding his empire. — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 23 July 2026

The district is unlikely to elect a Republican, so whoever wins the Democratic primary is on a glide path to victory in November. — Halle Troadec, ABC News, 23 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for glide path

• aftermath
• multipath
• psychopath
• bloodbath
• footpath
• towpath
• warpath
• hath
• lath
• math
• rath
• spath