steps out

Goes outside momentarily

Steps out means to leave briefly, usually from one's home or workplace: She stepped out for a minute—can I take a message?

It also describes going out socially, especially in a lively or stylish way: They stepped out for dinner and dancing.

To step out on someone is to be unfaithful: He'd been stepping out on his wife for years.

Related

doorway · embark · comfort zone · threshold · initiate · first move · participate · leave · advance · porch · ventures · stoop · sidewalk · on the town · engage · take charge · spotlight · red carpet

Opposites
movement direction

steps outsteps in

enters · comes in · walks in · goes in · arrives

presence/absence

steps outstays

Remains in place

remains · stays put · sticks around · stays in · hangs around

manner of departure

steps outstorms out

Exits dramatically in anger

bolts · flees · bursts out

Family

step, steps, out, outs, outed, outing, stepped, stepping, stepper

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G