one-step
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4.1
- adjective
- /ˈwʌnˌstɛp/
:
de un solo paso
- The industry responds by adding features, moving commercial software one step closer to military systems.
- one step further
- take one step
Examples
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In fact, private practitioners can go one step further than court-appointed attorneys.
Academic text (2017) -
Drafting laws under conditions of greater transparency would be one step in the right direction.
Academic text (2001) -
This puts you one step away.
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One step at a time, okay?
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Sonny always seems to be one step ahead.
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Why don't we just take it one step at a time, though, okay?
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Teal'c, you may tell your warriors that their dream of freedom is one step closer.
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One step that reduces such deadly effects in tsunami-prone regions is the planting of a belt of trees along the coast.
Academic text (2005) -
Foam-in-place systems have also been used as a one-step method of obtaining the shape of a seating insert.
Academic text (1996) -
The recipe is easy; it only requires a one-step process to complete.
Antonyms
How Simple
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
One-step as an adjective is made from one and step, with one meaning 'single', so it describes something done in a single stage or action. Think of it as taking just 'one step' to finish a job, which is why a one-step method needs only one main move.