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

Project 2025, the conservative manifesto for a second Trump term, proposed a two-step process for replacing the income tax with an unspecified consumption tax. —Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025

At inference time, the system follows a two-step process (hence the name Transformer²) to self-adapt depending on the context. —Rob Toews, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025

Driving plans for new film soundstages, whether those on the drawing boards, yet to be fully financed or just moving past municipal planning and zoning stages, is a two-step Hollywood knows well. —Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025

The two-step application process starts with swishing a blush brush around the outer color, then applying it to the cheekbones using upward strokes. —Jenny Berg, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025

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