Meanings
adverbslowly but surely (not comparable)
- not comparableIn 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
Translations
Dutch langzaam maar zeker, traag maar gestaag
- langzaam maar zekerTranslations
- traag maar gestaagTranslations
Finnish hitaasti mutta varmasti
- hitaasti mutta varmastiTranslations
French lentement mais sûrement
- lentement mais sûrementTranslations
German langsam aber sicher
- langsam aber sicherTranslations
Hungarian lassan, de biztosan
- lassan, de biztosanTranslations
Polish stopniowo
- stopniowoTranslations
Russian ме́дленно, но ве́рно
- ме́дленно, но ве́рно (médlenno, no vérno)Translations
Spanish lento pero seguro, sin priesa y sin pausa
- lento pero seguroTranslations
- sin priesa y sin pausaTranslations
Vietnamese chậm mà chắc
- chậm mà chắcTranslations
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APA
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Chicago
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