putting one foot in front of the other

A form of put one foot in front of the other — To walk, decomposed, to stress the fundamentality of the task.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of put one foot in front of the other
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APA

putting one foot in front of the other. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putting%20one%20foot%20in%20front%20of%20the%20other

MLA

“putting one foot in front of the other.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putting%20one%20foot%20in%20front%20of%20the%20other. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “putting one foot in front of the other,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putting%20one%20foot%20in%20front%20of%20the%20other.

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