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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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.
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 21 Feb. 2025
This practice can help increase your levels of self-efficacy, slowly but surely dismantling your tendency to think counterfactually in the future.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The lined look that dominated the first few years of the 2000s has slowly but surely become the must-have style for beauty lovers embracing the Y2K wave, along with claw clips, mini shoulder bags, and low-rise skirts.
—Ana Escalante, Glamour, 17 Mar. 2025
Without a doubt, Nvidia is slowly but surely increasing its presence in life sciences and healthcare.
—Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.d., Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 21 Feb. 2025
This practice can help increase your levels of self-efficacy, slowly but surely dismantling your tendency to think counterfactually in the future.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The lined look that dominated the first few years of the 2000s has slowly but surely become the must-have style for beauty lovers embracing the Y2K wave, along with claw clips, mini shoulder bags, and low-rise skirts.
—Ana Escalante, Glamour, 17 Mar. 2025
Without a doubt, Nvidia is slowly but surely increasing its presence in life sciences and healthcare.
—Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.d., Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Slowly but surely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slowly%20but%20surely. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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