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lockstep

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lockstep /ˈlɑːkˌstɛp/ noun
lockstep
/ˈlɑːkˌstɛp/
noun
Learner's definition of LOCKSTEP
[noncount]
: a way of marching in which people follow each other very closely(前后紧接的)连锁步伐;步伐一致

in lockstep

chiefly US
: in a way that very closely matches someone or something else一致;同步;相匹配
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lockstep

noun

lock·​step ˈläk-ˌstep How to pronounce lockstep (audio)
often attributive
1
: a mode of marching in step by a body of persons going one after another as closely as possible
2
: a standard method or procedure that is mindlessly adhered to or that minimizes individuality
Phrases
in lockstep
: in perfect or rigid often mindless conformity or unison
politicians marching in lockstep with the party line

Example Sentences

followed the lockstep that had been in his family for generations: prep school, Ivy League university, job on Wall Street
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Word History

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of lockstep was in 1787
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