out of step
Marching at odds
Out of step describes movement that doesn't match the rhythm or pace of others—a marcher whose feet fall at the wrong moment.
More often figurative: someone out of step with their peers holds views or follows practices that diverge from the group's: His traditional values were out of step with modern attitudes.
The opposite is in step.
- discordantLacking musical agreement
- misalignedNot properly positioned
- offbeatPleasantly strange or unusual
- incongruousNot fitting together harmoniously
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
against the grain · nonconformist · uncoordinated · alienated · outsider · estranged · at odds · maverick · misfit · square peg · unsynchronized · iconoclast · swimming upstream · disconnected · dissident · countercultural · irregular · off-kilter
- danceballet, breaking, folk dances, b-boying, folk dance
- incompatibilityoil and water, chalk and cheese, apples and oranges, mismatch, clash
out of stepin step
Moving in synchrony
in sync · in time · synchronized · keeping time · in unison
out of stepin step
Moving in synchrony
in line · in tune · on the same page · mainstream · aligned
out of stepup to date
Current with latest information
current · modern · contemporary · relevant · up to speed