step into
phrasal verb
stepped into; stepping into; steps into
: to take a particular role or do a particular task
She stepped into the role/position of director.
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O'Neal becomes the latest high-profile athlete to step into a general manager role at the collegiate level.
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Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Right from the start of his nine-year tenure as Manchester City manager — from awkward beginnings with Bacary Sagna and Gael Clichy, to the seamless rotations of Rico Lewis — Pep Guardiola has consistently asked one, or both, of his full-backs to step into midfield with his team on the ball.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Howard, 56, spoke to Club Random podcast host Bill Maher about previous offers to step into the roles of two Motown greats on the Sunday, April 27 episode.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Change can happen faster—if women are willing to step into their power and support one another, and if men truly become allies in the quest for gender balance.
—Shikha Bajaj, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Right from the start of his nine-year tenure as Manchester City manager — from awkward beginnings with Bacary Sagna and Gael Clichy, to the seamless rotations of Rico Lewis — Pep Guardiola has consistently asked one, or both, of his full-backs to step into midfield with his team on the ball.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Howard, 56, spoke to Club Random podcast host Bill Maher about previous offers to step into the roles of two Motown greats on the Sunday, April 27 episode.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Change can happen faster—if women are willing to step into their power and support one another, and if men truly become allies in the quest for gender balance.
—Shikha Bajaj, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for step into
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“Step into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/step%20into. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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