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take the first stephesitate
Pause in uncertainty
procrastinate · hold back · do nothing · stand still · stay put
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Related — begin (To start something); start (To set going); initiate (To set in motion); leap · courage · threshold · embark · launch · venture · plunge · bold · doorway · journey
action vs. inactiontake the first step ≠ hesitate Pause in uncertainty; procrastinate · hold back · do nothing · stand still · stay put
beginning vs. endingtake the first step ≠ finish Bring to completion; conclude · complete · wrap up · finalize · end
forward movement vs. retreattake the first step ≠ take a step back Withdraw to reconsider; retreat · back away · withdraw · fall back · backtrack
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/take_the_first_step