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in lockstep (with someone or something)
Moving or acting simultaneously with, in conjunction with, or in the same manner as someone or something. Primarily heard in US. For the past two years, the senator and immigration reform activists have been in lockstep. The data clearly shows that rates of unemployment and depression rise in lockstep.
march in lockstep
1. Literally, to march in a formation in which each person is very close to the other. As I watched the soldiers march past in lockstep, I wondered how they managed to avoid bumping into one another.
2. To move, happen, or act simultaneously with, in conjunction with, or in the same manner as someone or something. For the past two years, the senator and immigration reform activists have been marching in lockstep. The data clearly shows that rates of unemployment and cases of depression march in lockstep.
march in lockstep with someone or something
To move, happen, or act simultaneously with, in conjunction with, or in the same manner as someone or something. For the past two years, the senator has been marching in lockstep with immigration reform activists. The data clearly shows that rates of unemployment march in lockstep with rates of depression.
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in lockstep
mainly AMERICANIf two people or things move in lockstep, they are very closely linked and dependent on one another, so that if one changes, the other changes too. Levels of carbon dioxide and methane in the air fell in lockstep with decreases in summer sunshine. Note: Lockstep is a way of marching in which the marchers follow as close behind each other as possible.
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