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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The legal system was slowly but surely achieving accountability.
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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
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
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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
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
See all Example Sentences for slowly but surely
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“Slowly but surely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slowly%20but%20surely. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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