slowly but surely
idiom
: by making slow but definite progress
—used to stress that something is happening or being done even though it is not happening or being done quickly
We're getting the work done, slowly but surely.
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With Oklahoma City slowly but surely losing its grip on the game, trailing 69-63, the Thunder trotted out a lineup of Caruso, Aaron Wiggins, Cason Wallace, Jalen Williams and Hartenstein.
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Kelly Iko, New York Times, 12 May 2025
For the next 53 years, atmospheric drag pulled the probe down slowly but surely, leading to today's dramatic denouement.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 10 May 2025
In addition, Earth’s atmosphere is slowly but surely pulling Hubble down to Earth, bringing the observatory ever closer to fiery destruction, although reentry is not expected until next decade.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2025
Viewing the film festival circuit as his theatrical release and letting his films build their audiences on streaming and cable has worked for Burns, slowly but surely.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 21 Feb. 2025
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Kelly Iko, New York Times, 12 May 2025
For the next 53 years, atmospheric drag pulled the probe down slowly but surely, leading to today's dramatic denouement.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 10 May 2025
In addition, Earth’s atmosphere is slowly but surely pulling Hubble down to Earth, bringing the observatory ever closer to fiery destruction, although reentry is not expected until next decade.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2025
Viewing the film festival circuit as his theatrical release and letting his films build their audiences on streaming and cable has worked for Burns, slowly but surely.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for slowly but surely
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“Slowly but surely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slowly%20but%20surely. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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