multi-step
adjective
(alsomultistep)uk/ˌmʌl.tiˈstep/us/ˌmʌl.tiˈstep//ˌmʌl.taɪˈstep/involvingseveral differentstages:
Thedevelopmentof thediseaseis acomplexmulti-stepprocess.
Asequenceofscreensdirectsyou through multistepsoftwaretasks.
- Theproposalsets up a multistep decision-makingprocessthatofficialshave tofollow.
- Thecustomerthen has tofillout atime-consuming, multi-stepforminordertoclaimarefund.
- Manyfirmsuse a multi-stepapproachtocandidateevaluationandselection.
- Theresearchalsoshowedthatresistancedevelopedgraduallyandfolloweda multisteppattern.
Stages & phases
- beta
- early-stage
- early-term
- in phase/out of phaseidiom
- interstage
- landmark
- leg
- multi-phase
- multiphasic
- partway
- period
- phase
- point
- shovel-ready
- stage
- step
- stepping stone
- tertiary
- the home straight
- twilight