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slowly but surely en · ADV

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) In a slow but consistent manner; inexorably.
    • From then on the visitors, inspired by the composure provided by Ryan Giggs after he came on for Darron Gibson at half-time, managed to unscramble their senses to slowly but surely overpower gallant Blackpool. 2011 January 25, Phil McNulty, “Blackpool 2 - 3 Man Utd”, in BBC:

Relateds

slow but sure wins the race · a long time coming

Translations (13)

rsk помали алє сиґурно (Translations) · vi chậm mà chắc (Translations) · nl traag maar gestaag (Translations) · sh polako ali sigurno (Translations) · pl stopniowo (Translations) · es sin priesa y sin pausa (Translations) · fr lentement mais sûrement (Translations) · de langsam aber sicher (Translations) · es lento pero seguro (Translations) · ru ме́дленно, но ве́рно (Translations) · nl langzaam maar zeker (Translations) · hu lassan, de biztosan (Translations) · fi hitaasti mutta varmasti (Translations)