forward step
Movement toward goal
A forward step is a step taken in the direction one is facing, moving ahead rather than backward or sideways.
The phrase often appears in figurative contexts describing progress or advancement: The new policy represents a forward step for environmental protection.
In dance and martial arts, forward steps are distinguished from retreating or lateral movements.
- advanceMove or progress forward
- progressMovement toward improvement
- strideExtended single footstep
- making stridesAdvancing considerably toward goals
- giant leapVery large jump
movement · leap · quantum leap · march · momentum · forging ahead · onward · push · breakthrough · headway · gain · lunge · pace · tread · footfall · threshold · improvement · progression
- Tangotango, Argentine tango, milonga, embrace, close embrace
- stepsfootstep, pace, stride, tread, stomp
- dance stepsgrapevine, ball change, kick ball change, chassé, heel toe
- footworkpivot turn, sidestep, shuffle, slide, crossover
- ballroom dancewaltz, foxtrot, tango, quickstep, cha-cha
- Folk Dancingdo-si-do, dosido, dosado, promenade, allemande
forward stepbackward step
step back · backstep · retreat · step backward · backing up
forward stepstep backward
step back · setback · regression · backward step · reversal
forward, step, forwards, forwardness, stepped, steps, stepping, stepper, stepwise