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.

Examples of slowly but surely in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Find out what the week has in store for you based on your zodiac sign, per astrologer Kyle Thomas' exclusive readings The bustling holiday season is upon us — and with Mercury retrograde fading in the rearview mirror as of last weekend, things will slowly but surely start to pick up speed. —Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025

That data indicates sea levels are slowly but surely rising, widely interpreted as evidence of global warming caused in large part by human industrial activity. —William Harwood, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025

In the decade since its debut, that sneakily idiosyncratic show with oddball plots and winning performances by beloved characters has slowly but surely made its mark. —Claire McNear, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2025

Manning has slowly but surely started to find his rhythm after a sluggish start to the season. —Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for slowly but surely

• demurely
• maturely
• obscurely
• securely
• insecurely
• prematurely
• purely