slowly but surely

phrase

: 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.

Examples of slowly but surely in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Playdate, Panic’s tiny yellow handheld that launched in 2022, has slowly but surely become a great deal — which is a good thing, because everything else in gaming has only gotten more expensive. — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026

And now, after its award-winning world premiere in the Next Wave competition at Fantastic Fest and a major screening at Zurich Film Festival, Schulman is slowly but surely relinquishing control. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Kimmel did acknowledge, however, that Rodriguez’s dance skills are slowly but surely improving on the show. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

The onset of his dementia arrives slowly but surely (as these things tend to do), and Leigh is too sly a filmmaker to milk it. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for slowly but surely

• demurely
• maturely
• obscurely
• securely
• insecurely
• prematurely
• purely