just one step vs just last step

Both phrases are correct, but they have different meanings and contexts. 'Just one step' implies taking a single step in a process or journey, while 'just last step' suggests that the final step is the only one left. They are not directly comparable as they convey different ideas.

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just one step

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate taking a single step in a process or journey.

This phrase is used to emphasize the completion of a particular step or action, suggesting progress or advancement in a task or journey.

Examples:

We are just one step away from reaching our goal.
Taking just one step forward can make a big difference.
Completing just one step at a time will lead to success.
He is just one step ahead of the competition.
She needs to take just one step back to see the bigger picture.

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I will end by insisting that the social package should be just one step along the way.
Otherwise, obviously this is just one step, although a very important one, taken by the Commission and Parliament together.
The step which we are taking today is just one step on the long road ahead.
This is why the Commission's intention to release a quantity of feed cereal is just one step aimed at helping the sector which must be followed by others as well.
You can make all of this better with just one step.
We will have to carry on negotiating and fighting to achieve a common internal market, because this is just one step and further work will be needed.
At the level of the WTO, the bilateral negotiations now occurring are just one step towards the multilateralisation of the agreed mechanisms and towards the finalisation of the process in Geneva.
It is just one step, a first step, on the basis of which we will have to move forward towards full recognition of the rights of these citizens, who have made their resolutely European tradition and vocation one of the pillars of their democratic societies.
Just one step and I'll 'go'.
It's just one step.
The android persona is just one step along the way.
The shrimp are just one step on its journey.
Secondly, this proposal is just one step.
They always manage to stay just one step ahead of the law.
Deception like this is just one step removed from actively sabotaging one another.
This debate is just one step but other matters will follow.
I'm just one step ahead of the Law myself.
We're all just one step away from dissolving into the primordial ooze.
The gutter is full of young men just one step away from where you are now.
We should take it just one step at a time.

Alternatives:

only one step
just a single step
merely one step
simply one step
just one more step

just last step

This phrase is correct and can be used in the context where the final step is the only one remaining in a process or journey.

This phrase is used to emphasize that the last step is the only one left to complete a task or reach a goal.