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

Both efforts have been slow but steady going, marked by sporadic success and cyclical setbacks.

From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2017

The figures dovetailed with data from the GfK institute released earlier Tuesday showing consumer morale held steady going into January, bucking expectations for a fall, as income expectations and views of the economy improved.

From Reuters • Dec. 20, 2011

There had been no break, but a steady going on and up, and an ever-increasing manifestation of the Spirit's presence from the time of that first decision.

From Quiet Talks on Power by Gordon, S. D. (Samuel Dickey)

Galors went forward with one in his company on to the heath, dropped him after three or four hours' steady going, and rode on still.

From The Forest Lovers by Hewlett, Maurice Henry

To Macdonell, who was a Canadian, accustomed as a soldier and frontiersman to dealing with canoes, boats, and every means of land transport, the sturdy, steady going Orkneyman was slow and clumsy.

From The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists The Pioneers of Manitoba by Bryce, George