quickstep

noun

quick·​step ˈkwik-ˌstep How to pronounce quickstep (audio)
: a spirited march tune usually accompanying a march in quick time

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Derek then assigned the quickstep to Robert and Witney. — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 26 Nov. 2025 Elaine and Alan’s scores revealed Elaine and Alan received a 24/30 for their quickstep. — Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025 Shangela and Gleb Savchenko, as well as Brady and Witney Carson made a few small mistakes in their quickstep routines which earned them straight nines from the judges. — Calie Schepp, EW.com, 22 Nov. 2022 The videos that initially skyrocketed her to MomTok fame were of her and her kids having dance parties on her kitchen countertop—a motif that popped up in her and her pro partner Jan Ravnik’s episode 2 quickstep. — Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for quickstep

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1811, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of quickstep was circa 1811

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quick/slow off the mark
quickstep
quick stick
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