break into a run/trot etc• I walked briskly one block over to Cabana, the wideboulevard that parallels the beach, and broke into a trot.• It was all I could do to stop myself breaking into a run.• The animal was struggling with a looseshoe and was in no mood to break into a trot.• Without waiting to find out what it meant, she broke into a trot and hurried on round the next corner.• He broke into a trot and the three surprised young men did likewise, aware that something must have gone wrong.• He broke into a trot as he headed up the path to the staff-cabins.• Dhani and Ian broke into a run, taking the high altarsteps three at a time.