out of step
The phrase "out of step" can describe both literal and figurative disconnections from a group or standard.
Definition
B2Physical Movement
(informal)Not synchronized with the rhythm or pace of others, especially in activities like marching or dancing.
Example
- During the parade, he was clearly out of step with the rest of the squad.
- She kept getting out of step during the dance routine.
B2Social and Cultural
(informal, figurative)Not in agreement or harmony with the opinions, ideas, or practices of a group.
Example
- His views on the environment are out of step with the majority of the community.
- The company's outdated policies are out of step with modern work culture.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "out of step":
out of syncout of lineout of touchout of jointout of phaseout of one's timeout of tuneout of placeout of whackin stepout of sortsout of timeout of squarebehind the curveout of characterout of orderstep offout of gearnot with itoff keelout of iton the wrong footout of dateoff the markoff balanceout of the commonstep outoff one's gameoff the trackway offout of the pictureout at the heelsout of handoff targetoff the railsout of frameout of one's boxoff basein strideout to lunchout of controlout ofon the back footleft outoff the boilout of reachstep back