step forward
phrasal verb
stepped forward; stepping forward; steps forward
: to give or offer help, information, etc.
A witness stepped forward to identify the robber.
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Only time will tell, but the Jets badly need Fields to take another step forward this season.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
Ajay Mitchell After carving out a role as a rookie, Mitchell will look to take another step forward as a leader and primary playmaker with OKC this summer.
—Nick Crain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
This effort to make common, or rural, schools equal to those in independent or urban districts took another step forward with passage of a law in 1917 authorizing the state purchase of textbooks.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The fight against antisemitism is too often a case of one step forward, four steps back.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 2 July 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
Ajay Mitchell After carving out a role as a rookie, Mitchell will look to take another step forward as a leader and primary playmaker with OKC this summer.
—Nick Crain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
This effort to make common, or rural, schools equal to those in independent or urban districts took another step forward with passage of a law in 1917 authorizing the state purchase of textbooks.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The fight against antisemitism is too often a case of one step forward, four steps back.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for step forward
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“Step forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/step%20forward. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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