one-step

noun

ˈwən-ˌstep 

1

: a ballroom dance in ²/₄ time marked by quick walking steps backward and forward

2

: music used for the one-step

one-step intransitive verb

Examples of one-step in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Led by Chih-Jen Shih, PhD, an associate professor of chemical engineering at ETH Zurich, the team developed a new one-step process to fabricate organic light-emitting diodes, which convert electrical energy into visible light. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Nov. 2025

Is there a more practical one-step outfit than one built on the best shirtdresses? —Shelby Ying Hyde, Glamour, 18 Nov. 2025

Danish international Stine Sandbech (née Larsen) has created a new one-step wellness journal together with her husband Emil to help alleviate the stresses of modern life. —Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

The latest breakthrough is a new one-step process to make jelly ice into handy one-pound slabs, roughly the same size as cold gel packs. —ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for one-step

• multistep
• overstep
• bicep
• doorstep
• footstep
• instep
• lockstep
• misstep
• sidestep
• cep
• hep
• pep