lockstep
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Britannica Dictionary definition of LOCKSTEP
[noncount]
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a way of marching in which people follow each other very closely
in lockstep
chiefly US
:
in a way that very closely matches someone or something else
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Drug use and crime grew in lockstep. [=they grew at the same time and at the same rate]
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He refused to march in lockstep with [=to conform with] others in the party.
