- 1a way of walking together where people move their feet at the same time The coffin was carried by six soldiers walking in lockstep. (figurative) Politicians and the media are marching in lockstep on this issue (= they agree).
Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
- 2a situation where things happen at the same time or change at the same rate a lockstep approach to teaching Cases of breathing difficulties increase in lockstep with air pollution.
Check pronunciation: lockstep