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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Right | Acquired: 2021 draft Travis Adams has progressed slowly but surely through the Twins’ system since being drafted in the sixth round out of Sacramento State in 2021. Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025 Some assert that generative AI is going to slowly but surely change our vocabulary. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024 As the new year approaches, Hollywood’s fortunes are slowly but surely improving. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024 Your dutiful Axios Cleveland correspondents are slowly but surely working their way through the region's Christmas ale offerings. Sam Allard, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024 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 17 Jan. 2025.

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