What is the meaning of step in?

verb

  • Get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force.
    • usage: "Why did the U. S. Not intervene earlier in WW II"
  • Act as a substitute.
    • usage: "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"
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