half-step

half-step (plural half-steps)

1. Alternative form of half step.

From half- +‎ step.

half-step (third-person singular simple present half-steps, present participle half-stepping, simple past and past participle half-stepped)

1. (slang, African-American Vernacular) To back down from; fail to follow through or complete; to be slack
2. (slang, African-American Vernacular) To fail to display full commitment, preparation, or genuineness; to be a poser; to be a fake or fraud

• half-stepping