# half-step

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To back down from; fail to follow through or complete; to be slack
2. To fail to display full commitment, preparation, or genuineness; to be a poser; to be a fake or fraud

## Etymology
From half- + step.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/half-step