by step

idiom

: in a series of steps
The melody moves upward by step from D to C.

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Holmes, major-league pitching coach Jeremy Hefner and assistant pitching coordinator Grayson Crawford took us through the step by step. Tim Britton, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 Stay focused and take it step by step, making sure your actions align with the bigger picture. Bruce Werner, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025 So that already will feel a bit different to drive the car here, but yeah, step by step. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025 The dye stack absorbs light at one end, essentially filters it into separate charges, and then sends that energy step by step through the stack via electrons. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for by step

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“By step.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20step. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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