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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Saturn in Pisces will slowly but surely move through Harris’ tenth house of career, reputation, and legacy from March 2023 to January 2026.
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Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 24 July 2024
That means that many beaches around the world are shrinking, slowly but surely.
—David R. Montgomery, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2024
Along with his new movie role, Majors is slowly but surely reentering into the zeitgeist.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 21 June 2024
In both instances, the opposition, the U.S. and the international community slowly but surely convinced the autocrats (or bullied them, in Ortega’s case) to hold free and fair contests and, more important, to swallow the unfavorable results.
—Tim Padgett, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2024
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Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 24 July 2024
That means that many beaches around the world are shrinking, slowly but surely.
—David R. Montgomery, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2024
Along with his new movie role, Majors is slowly but surely reentering into the zeitgeist.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 21 June 2024
In both instances, the opposition, the U.S. and the international community slowly but surely convinced the autocrats (or bullied them, in Ortega’s case) to hold free and fair contests and, more important, to swallow the unfavorable results.
—Tim Padgett, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2024
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“Slowly but surely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slowly%20but%20surely. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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