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usually uncountable, plural locksteps
(military) A step whereby the toe of one man is brought very close to the heel of the man in front.
(figuratively) Close connection, unison, rigid synchronization. quotations examples
The CIA's analysts learned to march in lockstep, conforming to conventional wisdom.
2007, Tim Weiner, Legacy of Ashes, Penguin, published 2008, page xv
An inflexible, rigid or stifling pattern. examples