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
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The Goodyear House is slowly but surely changing owner A.J. Klenk’s vision into reality.
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Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
And now, slowly but surely, acceptance has begun to arrive.
—Lisa Lerer, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Viewers of the series will learn what life was like for the American airmen who flew the terrifying bombing missions over Germany that slowly but surely crippled the German war machine.
—Eric Hogan, National Review, 24 Feb. 2024
And then slowly but surely, there ended up being 1, 2, 20, 50, 100 songs on the playlist.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2024
Like climate change, the reality of our demographic future is moving slowly but surely towards us.
—Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Four months after marrying the man of her dreams, the Sister Wives star is slowly but surely taking the necessary steps to take husband David Woolley's last name.
—Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
Still, there’s a sense from some that the city is slowly but surely moving into a new era.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
Short suits have slowly but surely been making a comeback over the last 18 months, particularly in the world of menswear: see Valentino, Louis Vuitton, and Comme des Garçons’s SS24 offerings for the boys.
—Hayley Maitland, Glamour, 9 Dec. 2023
Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
And now, slowly but surely, acceptance has begun to arrive.
—Lisa Lerer, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Viewers of the series will learn what life was like for the American airmen who flew the terrifying bombing missions over Germany that slowly but surely crippled the German war machine.
—Eric Hogan, National Review, 24 Feb. 2024
And then slowly but surely, there ended up being 1, 2, 20, 50, 100 songs on the playlist.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2024
Like climate change, the reality of our demographic future is moving slowly but surely towards us.
—Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Four months after marrying the man of her dreams, the Sister Wives star is slowly but surely taking the necessary steps to take husband David Woolley's last name.
—Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
Still, there’s a sense from some that the city is slowly but surely moving into a new era.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
Short suits have slowly but surely been making a comeback over the last 18 months, particularly in the world of menswear: see Valentino, Louis Vuitton, and Comme des Garçons’s SS24 offerings for the boys.
—Hayley Maitland, Glamour, 9 Dec. 2023
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