Phrase guide

slowly but surely

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

In a slow but consistent manner; inexorably.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: langzaam maar zeker — Translations
  • Dutch: traag maar gestaag — Translations
  • Finnish: hitaasti mutta varmasti — Translations
  • French: lentement mais sûrement — Translations
  • German: langsam aber sicher — Translations
  • Hungarian: lassan, de biztosan — Translations
  • Pannonian Rusyn: помали алє сиґурно (pomali alje sigurno) — Translations
  • Polish: stopniowo — Translations
  • Russian: ме́дленно, но ве́рно (médlenno, no vérno) — Translations
  • Serbo-Croatian: polako ali sigurno — Translations
  • Spanish: lento pero seguro — Translations
  • Spanish: sin priesa y sin pausa — Translations
  • Vietnamese: chậm mà chắc — Translations