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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But make no mistake: this film’s director, S. Craig Zahler, has quite the following, and Bone Tomahawk has slowly but surely become a cult classic that many horror aficionados watch during the Halloween season. —

Travis Bean, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024 The legal system was slowly but surely achieving accountability. —

Brian Stelter, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024 Russia and China, leaders of the BRICs and Shanghai Cooperation Organization, are slowly but surely attempting to create a counterbalance to NATO and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the polarization includes hi-tech growth fueled by growing hydrocarbon revenues. —

Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024 Finally, Mars will slowly but surely pick up the pace in this Water sign that will last until April 18, 2025. —

Kyle Thomas, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for slowly but surely

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