close · near · inch · doorstep · cusp · precipice · approaching · imminent · within reach · so close · teetering · hovering · borderline · adjacent · nearly there · halfway · footstep · stride
one step awaymiles away
Mentally elsewhere, unfocused
nowhere near · distant · far removed · remote · out of reach
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Related — almost (Short of completely); threshold (Point of beginning); brink (Critical boundary point); verge · edge · close · near · inch · doorstep · cusp · precipice · approaching · imminent
proximity/distanceone step away ≠ miles away Mentally elsewhere, unfocused; nowhere near · distant · far removed · remote · out of reach
progress toward completionone step away ≠ at the beginning At the start; back to square one · from scratch
CERTAINTY OF OUTCOMEone step away ≠ unlikely Not apt to happen; doubtful · out of the question · beyond reach
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/one_step_away