steady-going

American  

[sted-ee-goh-ing] / ˈstɛd iˈgoʊ ɪŋ /

adjective

1. steadfast; faithful; unchanging.

   steady-going service to the cause of justice.

2. regular and dependable, as in habits of living.

   a steady-going family man.

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Etymology

Origin of steady-going

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

But New Jersey's steady-going Governor Charles Edison put a stop to that.

From Time Magazine Archive

Shoulder to shoulder fought the witty, opportunist youngsters who follow David Lloyd George, and the grave, steady-going oldsters who, like Lord Grey, are chiefly composed of moral fibres.

From Time Magazine Archive

Throughout most of a typical performance, the English rock quartet called The Who live up to their own modest billing: "A good, steady-going, down-to-earth pop group."

From Time Magazine Archive

Fourteen years ago he quit the New York Sun, on which he had been a steady-going "wheelhorse" reporter of the Frank Ward O'Malley period, to work for Publicist Lee.

From Time Magazine Archive

There’s a lot of good, steady-going happiness open to all of us, if we are sensible enough to take it, and not lose our chance by expecting too much.”

From Lady Cassandra by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.