Synonyms of step in

step in

verb

1

as in to visit

to make a brief visit

I just stepped in to say hi on my way to class

Synonyms & Similar Words

• visit
• run (over)
• stop (by or in)
• run in
• drop by
• drop in
• call
• see
• pop (in)
• come by
• come over
• look up
• happen (by)
• hang (at)
• resort (to)
• barge (in)
• haunt
• frequent
• bop (into)

2

as in to substitute

to serve as a replacement usually for a time only

couldn't find anyone to step in for me so that I could take a break from my caregiving duties

Synonyms & Similar Words

• substitute
• stand in
• fill in
• spell
• cover
• take over
• sub
• pinch-hit
• double (as)
• relieve
• understudy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of step in

One of the steps in my application process included showing proof of income and sharing my U.S. tax records. —Literary Hub, 26 June 2025

Science by press release can be an effective first step in the creation and laundering of such memes into the public’s collective consciousness. —Mark Boslough, Scientific American, 25 June 2025

What started out as the formative steps in his religious journey quickly became an all-encompassing struggle. —Ben Morse, CNN Money, 25 June 2025

One of these cases involved a group of men the government tried to send to South Sudan, a nation on the brink of civil war; a lower court judge kept blocking their removal, but the administration is already asking the high court to step in again and allow it. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025