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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Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 6 Feb. 2025
Artist development is slowly but surely becoming less of a priority.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 6 Feb. 2025
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—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers are slowly but surely building an unbeatable superteam in Southern California.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
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Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 6 Feb. 2025
Artist development is slowly but surely becoming less of a priority.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 6 Feb. 2025
But at least for the true-hearted actress, old Hollywood hustle turned Marshall’s dream into a reality — slowly but surely.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers are slowly but surely building an unbeatable superteam in Southern California.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Slowly but surely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slowly%20but%20surely. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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