a step in the right direction

noun phrase

: an action that increases one's chances of achieving something

Exercise won't solve all your health problems, but it's a step in the right direction.

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Acquiring Santander would be a step in the right direction for an organization that desperately needs to take one. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025 Arsenal 1, which combines volume with the ability to adapt and produce new designs at high speed, looks like a step in the right direction. —

David Hambling, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 That was a step in the right direction, but Democrats need to permanently abandon this misguided obsession. —

Mitch McConnell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024 And then New Orleans was a step in the right direction, Philadelphia, a step. —

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