step forward

phrasal verb

stepped forward; stepping forward; steps forward

: to give or offer help, information, etc.

A witness stepped forward to identify the robber.

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Regionally significant projects like Howard County’s Gateway Master Plan, the $1 billion 330-acre redevelopment project in Sparrows Point and major cultural investments to transform Preakness into a multi-week festival that rivals the Derby are all major steps forward. —

Mark Anthony Thomas, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024 Also, most of Denver’s young prospects have failed to take a step forward, which was of the upmost importance with their team-building strategy. —

Evan Sidery, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 If effective, those tools would be a considerable step forward for talent on the world’s largest streaming and video platform. —

Tom Tapp, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024 That fascination took a seismic step forward this month, with the European Space Agency's launch of its Proba-3 mission. —

Rafi Schwartz, The Week Us, theweek, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for step forward