one-step

Ragtime ballroom favorite

A one-step is a ballroom dance characterized by a single step per beat of music, popular in the early twentieth century.

More broadly, one-step describes any process requiring just a single action: a one-step solution, one-step checkout.

As a verb, to one-step is to perform the dance or to accomplish something in a single move.

process

simple

Free of complexity

streamlined · efficient · direct · instant · immediate · basic · elementary · uncomplicated · foolproof · beginner-friendly

dance

foxtrot

Smooth partner dance

  • quickstepFast-paced ballroom dance
  • waltzDance in three-quarter time
  • tangoLatin ballroom with sharp stops

ballroom · swing · jive · samba · rumba · cha-cha · polka · mazurka · minuet · gavotte

instruction

click

Brief sharp noise

  • tapValve controlling liquid flow
  • pressApply force downward
  • swipeQuick sliding motion

scan · download · login · submit · confirm · enter · select · checkout · signup · subscribe

Categories
Opposites
process complexity

one-stepmulti-stage

Occurring in successive phases

complex · complicated · elaborate · involved · two-step

dance style

one-steptwo-step

Fast paired ballroom dance

foxtrot · waltz · quickstep · tango

Family

one, step, ones, stepped, stepping, steps, stepper, steppers, oneness

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G