Lockstep

['lɒkstep] or ['lɑkstɛp]

Definition

(noun.) a manner of marching in file in which each person's leg moves with and behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead; 'the prisoner's ankles were so chained together that they could only march in lockstep'.

(noun.) a standard procedure that is followed mindlessly; 'the union's support had been in lockstep for years'.

Editor: Sweeney--From WordNet