fall into step
idiom
: to begin walking or marching with the same rhythm as another person or group of people
He fell into step beside her and struck up a conversation.
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When the researchers mixed up the couples, so that each was paired with a stranger rather than their partner, heart rates did not fall into step.
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2022
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2022
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“Fall into step.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20into%20step. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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