next step
What follows now
The next step is what comes immediately after the current point in a process or sequence.
It implies forward movement toward a goal: The next step is to file the paperwork.
In self-help and business contexts, next step often appears in discussions of planning and progress: What's our next step?
The phrase can sound bureaucratic when overused.
- forwardOnward in direction
- moving forwardContinuing toward a goal
- progressMovement toward improvement
- advanceMove or progress forward
- continueGo on without stopping
proceed · move · one foot in front · action · action item · take action · plan · follow-up · direction · momentum · milestone · pathway · bridge · transition · leap · stride · journey · roadmap
- follow-upscallback, callbacks, check-in, check-ins, checkup
- CTAsbuy now, shop now, sign up, subscribe, click here
- progressprogress, in progress, promotion, raise, making progress
- stepsfootstep, pace, stride, tread, stomp
- approachesapproach, approaches, method, methods, way
- fresh startfresh start, new beginning, clean slate, starting over, do-over
next stepfirst step
Initial action taken
step back · starting point · origin · beginning · point of departure
next stepdead end
Passage without outlet
step backward · standstill · impasse · regression · stagnation