step off

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Once they do, the next step-off is an automatic balk unless a throw results in retiring a runner.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2023

“Our transformation progress and financial performance in 2021 provide a strong step-off point to achieve our target of a return on tangible equity of 8% in 2022,” Sewing said, confirming a key profit target.

From Reuters • Jan. 27, 2022

A step-off is a term that doctors use to refer to a noticeable and sudden change in a person’s normal cognitive ability.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2017

Voss continued to lead followed by Gibson, Rockstar Energy/Suzuki's Mike Brown moved into the lead after a few laps, but was passed by Gibson in the step-on step-off section.

From Time Magazine Archive

One of these pauses that brought the whole nine up into a knot was the little step-off where Tug and History had thought they were being shoved over the precipice of a Grand Cañon.

From The Dozen from Lakerim by Hughes, Rupert