baby step

American  

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.

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Example Sentences

He called it “another baby step toward full normalization.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Kyle Humphrey, who works on "High Potential," said the Blurries are "a baby step towards that."

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

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 • Sep. 26, 2025

She tells him about a job placement resource and a housing relief program she describes as “a baby step to kind of get established here in California for the first time.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2023

Mr. Amos nudged me and I took a baby step into the shed.

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis