baby step

noun

1. (in the game of giant steps) the shortest step permitted a player, executed by placing the heel of one foot against the toe of the other and drawing the back foot up to the front foot.

Example Sentences

Personal-finance personality Dave Ramsey has long recommended a $1,000 starter emergency fund as the first “baby step” in building wealth.

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Whenever Roberts makes a dramatic move in a case involving high stakes for democracy, such as in Citizens United and Shelby County, he favors a baby step first.

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And from there, it’s just a baby step to “picking the man and then searching the law books, or putting investigators to work, to pin some offense on him.”

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So the argument in favor of paper straws goes: Using them takes some plastic out of the environment while serving as a sort of baby step toward other individual sustainable choices.

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It was a baby step toward re-engaging with the real world.

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