lockstep
noun /ˈlɒkstep/
/ˈlɑːkstep/
[uncountable] (especially North American English)- a way of walking together where people move their feet at the same time
- in lockstep (with somebody) The coffin was carried by six soldiers walking in lockstep.
- (figurative) Politicians and the media are marching in lockstep on this issue (= they agree).
- a situation where things happen at the same time or change at the same rate
- a lockstep approach to teaching
- in lockstep (with something) Cases of breathing difficulties increase in lockstep with air pollution.