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slowly but surely

slowly but surely adverb: in a slow but consistent manner; inexorably.

Adverb

slowly but surely (not comparable)

  1. 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

slowly but surely meaning in Vietnamese

slowly but surely in Vietnamese

Translations
chậm mà chắc

Questions about slowly but surely

What does slowly but surely mean?
Slowly but surely means in a slow but consistent manner; inexorably.
What is slowly but surely in Vietnamese?
Slowly but surely in Vietnamese is chậm mà chắc. See Slowly but surely meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is slowly but surely?
Slowly but surely is an adverb.

Words near slowly but surely in the dictionary

  1. slowlier
  2. slowliest
  3. slowlily
  4. slowliness
  5. slowly
  6. slowly but surely
  7. slowmatch
  8. slowmatches
  9. slowmo
  10. slowmoving
  11. slown

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