quickstep Syllabification: (quick·step)Pronunciation: /ˈkwikˌstep/Definition of quickstep noun 1a dance similar to a fast foxtrot. a piece of music written for a quickstep. 2a step used when marching in quick time. verb (quicksteps, quickstepping, quickstepped) [no object] dance the quickstep. quickstep in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of quickstep in the British & World English dictionary