in step
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Of a number of people walking, or especially marching, synchronously, so that that footfalls occur at the same time.
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Figuratively Of two or more people agreeing, or following the same policy or procedure.
- The "Overhead Door" is the garage door that can be opened or closed at a touch every day in the year—regardless of the weather. It is the garage door that opens UP Completely Out of the Way. In short, it is the modern door for the modern garage—in step with the times.1930 May 31, “The "Overhead Door" for Garage-Factory-Warehouse”, in The Saturday Evening Post, volume 202, number 48, page 110: