baby step
noun
: a very small step or advance in progress
These companies can create products that take a real leap forward, rather than the traditional baby steps that larger companies with greater commitments must make.—
Home Theater
Home Theater
baby-step
verb, transitive + intransitive
baby-stepped; baby-stepping
… after the 2-1 victory that baby-stepped the sixth-place Rangers within four points of the first-place Devils …
—Larry Brooks
Larry Brooks
"This is murder," John Chaney had said in that ever-raspy voice as he baby-stepped toward the court Thursday night. "My feet are killing me."
—Tom Archdeacon
Tom Archdeacon
Examples of baby step in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Although the industry has taken baby steps over the past decade to improve the chances of survival for thoroughbreds, racing remains a deadly game, and with every broken leg, more people — including racegoers — turn their backs on the track.
—Kathy Guillermo, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
The baby steps began with tearing the house down to the studs and build it board by board and nail by nail.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024
Nevertheless, Netflix’s baby steps in live sports could be useful preparation for the future.
—Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
The Legislature has taken some baby steps but routinely helps big projects such as sports arenas minimize CEQA’s effect.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
Sunday’s Oscars reflected an industry taking baby steps toward progress: Women and people of color were represented in acting and writing categories, as well as editing, costume design, hair and makeup, and production design.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
His earliest posts hint at how his curiosity bloomed in baby steps.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 19 Feb. 2024
In this piece, Solnit focuses on the years of advocacy and baby steps that, taken one after another, can lead to a shift in government policy that benefits the environment.
—Longreads, 26 Jan. 2024
Since the internet was hard to use back then, the service was mediated by local librarians, who would help library-goers take their baby steps online.
—Diba Mohtasham, NPR, 8 Mar. 2024
Kathy Guillermo, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
The baby steps began with tearing the house down to the studs and build it board by board and nail by nail.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024
Nevertheless, Netflix’s baby steps in live sports could be useful preparation for the future.
—Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
The Legislature has taken some baby steps but routinely helps big projects such as sports arenas minimize CEQA’s effect.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
Sunday’s Oscars reflected an industry taking baby steps toward progress: Women and people of color were represented in acting and writing categories, as well as editing, costume design, hair and makeup, and production design.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
His earliest posts hint at how his curiosity bloomed in baby steps.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 19 Feb. 2024
In this piece, Solnit focuses on the years of advocacy and baby steps that, taken one after another, can lead to a shift in government policy that benefits the environment.
—Longreads, 26 Jan. 2024
Since the internet was hard to use back then, the service was mediated by local librarians, who would help library-goers take their baby steps online.
—Diba Mohtasham, NPR, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Baby step.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby%20step. Accessed 13 May. 2024.
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