"make the step" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You might use it to encourage someone to take action to move forward: "Take courage and make the step towards achieving your goal."
This club is waiting to make the step to Wembley.
Can wide receiver Torrey Smith make the step up?
Vardy says he hopes he can make the step up.
Unfortunately for me, I couldn't make the step up and win the final.
The England Under-21 international is tipped to make the step up to senior level.
How did you change your training to make the step up?
Rob Holding might well make the step up, but we can't put too much pressure on him.
Will de Blasio be able to make the step up from critic and advocate to leader and administrator?
"He's very well and we're hoping he can make the step up, but it won't be easy," the trainer said.
Bottom of the class Kurtis Guthrie failed to make the step up from amateur football when given the chance.
However, for this technology to make the step out of the labs and penetrate the market, the security problems have to be tackled effectively.
