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two-step process

two-step process

3 3.1
A method with two steps done one after the other
  • noun
translation icon : proceso de dos pasos
  • Creating a budget is a two-step process that involves tracking income and expenses.
  • part of a two-step process
  • two-step process involving
  • using a two-step process

I'm going to do a quick video for you men on how to approach women with my two step process.

Examples

  • We selected the schools examined in this study using a two-step process.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Sample selection was purposeful and involved a two-step process.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Judges may still follow that two-step process, but they need not do so, the court said.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The first part of this two-step process is addressed in this paper.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The sample for the study was selected through a two-step process.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Composting is done in a two-step process.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Making the efficient choice entails a two-step process.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Pearson hopes this two-step process will yield candidate molecules for further study.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Decisions about actions taken at Superfund sites, brownfield sites, and other contaminated areas are based on a two-step process.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Developing a children's choir concert is a two-step process, but the steps are neither linear, independent, nor hierarchical.

    Academic text (2000)

Synonyms

two-step
vstwo-step process
  • Texting
3 3.9

Needing two actions to prove a person's identity online

is a general method with two distinct stages used across many activities

How Complex

multistep
1 4.4
two-step process
3 3.1
one-step
5 4.1

Surface Forms

two-step process singular
two-step processes plural

Morphology

two-step + process

The phrase literally combines 'two-step' (consisting of two steps) with 'process' (a sequence of steps), so the meaning 'a procedure with two distinct stages' is directly inferable from the constituents. This numeral + noun compounding follows common English composition patterns and is cross-linguistically regular, making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows the component words.

Etymology

The phrase two-step process gives a clear image: imagine climbing two steps, doing the first and then the second. That's why it means a method made of two 'stages' that must happen in order.