follow-up step
nounUK /ˈfɒləʊ ʌp stɛp/
US /ˈfɑːloʊ ʌp stɛp/
A follow-up step is the next thing you do after something else.
After washing your hands, the follow-up step is to dry them.
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2. A step taken to check how something is going after it started.
The doctor scheduled a follow-up step to see if the medicine worked.
3. An extra action done to finish a job properly.
Sending the thank-you note was a follow-up step after the interview.
4. A later part of a plan that comes after the first part.
Building the roof is a follow-up step to laying the walls.