out of step

[out of step] {adv.}

or {adj. phr.}

1. Not in step; not matching strides or keeping pace with another or others.

* /George always marches out of step with the music./

2. Out of harmony; not keeping up. — Often followed by "with".

* /Just because you don't smoke, it doesn't mean you are out of step with other boys and girls your age./

Contrast: IN STEP.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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