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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Finally, Mars will slowly but surely pick up the pace in this Water sign that will last until April 18, 2025.
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Kyle Thomas, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
The concept here is simple: What if a malevolent entity followed you, slowly but surely, always appearing in different human forms?
—Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week Us, theweek, 9 Aug. 2024
The disturbing case captured the nation’s attention, dominating news media night after night as facts slowly but surely led law enforcement to prosecute her husband.
—Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 14 Aug. 2024
After running as a centrist in 2020, Biden slowly but surely adopted the policies advocated by the left wing of his party.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 July 2024
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Kyle Thomas, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
The concept here is simple: What if a malevolent entity followed you, slowly but surely, always appearing in different human forms?
—Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week Us, theweek, 9 Aug. 2024
The disturbing case captured the nation’s attention, dominating news media night after night as facts slowly but surely led law enforcement to prosecute her husband.
—Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 14 Aug. 2024
After running as a centrist in 2020, Biden slowly but surely adopted the policies advocated by the left wing of his party.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 July 2024
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“Slowly but surely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slowly%20but%20surely. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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