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

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.”

From Slate

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.

From Slate

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

From Los Angeles Times

Toward the end of "Lie to Fly," FAA senior AME Dr. Brent Blue acknowledges that while the agency’s updated guidelines are a great “baby step,” it could and should make changes without congressional involvement.

From Salon

Every achievement feels like a baby step for Rice, who envisioned all this when she signed with the Bruins as the nation’s top-ranked point guard.

From Los Angeles Times