baby step

noun

Definition of baby step

: a very small step or advance in progress These companies can create products that take a real leap forward, rather than the traditional baby steps that larger companies with greater commitments must make. — Home Theater

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baby-step \ ˈbā-bē-ˌstep

\ verb, transitive + intransitive baby-stepped; baby-stepping

… after the 2-1 victory that baby-stepped the sixth-place Rangers within four points of the first-place Devils … — Larry Brooks "This is murder," John Chaney had said in that ever-raspy voice as he baby-stepped toward the court Thursday night. "My feet are killing me." — Tom Archdeacon

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Recent Examples on the Web Despite not applying to the world’s nuclear powers, arms control advocates see it as a baby step toward the goal of nuclear disarmament. — Jamie Mcintyre, Washington Examiner, "Austin appears a lock for confirmation, as Senate votes Friday," 22 Jan. 2021 James The Kid Wiseman taking a baby step backward, and yet the Warriors battle the title-contender Clippers to the bitter end. — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, "Don’t call Warriors loss vs. Clippers a moral victory: What we learned, good and bad," 7 Jan. 2021 That's like a little baby step towards getting us back together. — Jake Coyle, Star Tribune, "Q&A: David Byrne on his festival hit 'American Utopia'," 11 Sep. 2020 The Frames are Amazon’s audio-only baby step into the weird, possibly world-changing niche of face computers. — Washington Post, "I’ve worn Alexa-enabled glasses for two weeks. They’re driving me bananas.," 4 Aug. 2020 As Nikki Smith mentioned in a previous episode, diversifying your social media feed is a baby step towards seeing the full spectrum of experience. — Condé Nast Traveler, "How the Travel Industry Should Support Black Women: Women Who Travel Podcast," 10 June 2020 California will take baby steps in the process on Friday, as a scattering of retail businesses are allowed to reopen for curbside pickup. — Los Angeles Times, "Fears of a second coronavirus surge haunt California as it begins slow-speed reopening of economy," 8 May 2020 Even as the state takes baby steps toward reopening, Ivey urged residents to take precautions. — al, "Why Alabama officials say they aren’t ready to reopen yet," 29 Apr. 2020 In the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus publicly emerged in December, the end to a monthslong lockdown has residents taking baby steps toward some version of normality. — Dan Barry, New York Times, "Optimism Is Less Distant as Global Coronavirus Battle Rages On," 8 Apr. 2020

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