lockstep
noun
lock·step
ˈläk-ˌstep 
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
Examples of lockstep in a Sentence
followed the lockstep that had been in his family for generations: prep school, Ivy League university, job on Wall Street
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Our relationship to music has changed in lockstep with technology.
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2025
Chipotle’s Rymer tried to make the case to analysts that not raising pricing in lockstep with costs can show the chain is understanding of the broader economic landscape.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Flynn is one of the few on the council who try to slow the Wu train, as the voices of ordinary Bostonians are too often dismissed by progressives in lockstep with Mayor Michelle Wu’s agenda.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
In lockstep with Google product and engineering teams, this organization helps businesses of all sizes across industries and geographies transform in the cloud, powered by artificial intelligence.
—Matt Renner, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2025
Chipotle’s Rymer tried to make the case to analysts that not raising pricing in lockstep with costs can show the chain is understanding of the broader economic landscape.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Flynn is one of the few on the council who try to slow the Wu train, as the voices of ordinary Bostonians are too often dismissed by progressives in lockstep with Mayor Michelle Wu’s agenda.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
In lockstep with Google product and engineering teams, this organization helps businesses of all sizes across industries and geographies transform in the cloud, powered by artificial intelligence.
—Matt Renner, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Lockstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lockstep. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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lockstep
noun
lock·step
-ˌstep
: a way of marching in step in which the marchers are very close one behind the other
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