B2idiomtimeIELTS-friendly
slowly but surely
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gradually but steadily making progress
Usually at the start or end of a sentence. The image matches Vietnamese 'chậm mà chắc'.
In context
Slowly but surely, my English listening is getting better.
The town is recovering from the flood, slowly but surely.
More idioms about time
- a blast from the pastsomething or someone that suddenly reminds you of an earlier time
- a long time comingif something is a long time coming, people have waited a long time for it
- a matter of timecertain to happen, although you do not know exactly when
- a race against timea situation where you must hurry to finish before time runs out
- a sign of the timessomething that shows how society is now, often in a bad way