first step
Where journeys start
The first step is the initial action in a sequence or process.
Taking the first step often means beginning something difficult or uncertain: Admitting the problem is the first step.
The phrase emphasizes that progress requires starting somewhere: The first step toward change is awareness.
- startTo set going
- getting startedBeginning an undertaking
- kickoffOpening play in football
- launchSet into motion
- commencementAct of starting
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- stagesbeginning, start, end, finish, middle
- beginningsbegin, beginning, start, opening, origin
- milestonesgraduation, wedding, birthday, retirement, birth
- recoveryrecovery, sobriety, rehab, recover, recovery room
- stepping stonesspringboard, launching pad, launchpad, foothold, gateway
first stepfinal step
Ultimate action in sequence
finale · conclusion · end point · denouement · endgame
first stepfinish line
Race completion marker
destination · completion · end result · outcome · arrival
first stepfinishing touch
Final perfecting detail
culmination · completion · consummation · crowning achievement · capstone
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