step-off

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English

Etymology

Deverbal from step off.

Noun

step-off (plural step-offs)

  1. A drop-off, a sudden decrease.
  2. A preparatory gathering before a larger main event.
    • 1992 May 8, John Zeh, Gay Community News, page 3:
      [] is not an issue of choice," National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) head Urvashi Vaid told more than 750,000 gathered at the rally's conclusion. "It is an issue of power." Earlier, at a step-off assembly behind the White House on the Ellipse, Human Rights Campaign Fund (HRCF) director Tim McFeeley thanked feminists for []
    • 2019 March 11, Charlotte Ducas, “Crimson Regiment Step-Off TOMORROW NIGHT, March 12, 2019”, in Cedar Valley Aviators, archived from the original on 2023-11-21:
      The Cedar Valley High School Marching Band–The Crimson Regiment–will be holding a Step-off meeting TOMORROW Tuesday March 12 at 7:30 pm in the auditorium at Frontier Middle School. We will be measuring for uniforms in the Band Room beginning at 6:30 pm and finishing up any we miss after the 7:30 meeting.

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