two-step

noun

ˈtü-ˌstep 

1

: a ballroom dance in ²/₄ or ⁴/₄ time having a basic pattern of step-close-step

2

: a piece of music for the two-step

two-step intransitive verb

Examples of two-step in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If Young and Murray do aspire to be head coaches, there may have to be the one-step-back-to-take-two-steps-forward approach to it. —Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026

In the Afrikaans world of my childhood, dancing often meant the stolid vastrap (tight-step), the terrible langarm (long-arm, a two-step that desperately wants to be a one-step), or, worst of all, volkspele (national or popular games), compulsory in Afrikaans-medium state-run schools. —Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026

This state then decays through a two-step cascade, releasing two photons in rapid succession. —Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Mar. 2026

Shani Darden's Allure Best of Beauty Award-winning Triple Acid Signature Peel delivers almost immediate radiance, thanks to a two-step process that deeply resurfaces and cleanses skin. —Annie Blackman, Allure, 28 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for two-step

• bicep
• doorstep
• footstep
• instep
• lockstep
• misstep
• sidestep
• cep
• hep
• pep
• prep
• rep