lockstep model
nounUK /ˈlɒk.stɛp ˈmɒd.əl/
US /ˈlɑːk.stɛp ˈmɑː.dəl/
A way of doing things where everyone moves together at the same time in the same way.
The teacher used a lockstep model so the whole class read the same page at once.
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2. A teaching approach where all students follow the same lesson at the same pace.
In a lockstep model, fast learners may get bored while slower ones fall behind.
3. A project or business process where every step must happen in a fixed order with no overlap.
The factory's lockstep model meant each car moved to the next station only when the previous task was done.
4. A way of marching or moving where people step exactly together.
The soldiers walked in a lockstep model, their boots hitting the ground at the same moment.