step by step

Idioms  

1. By degrees, as in You'll have to go through this recipe step by step. This idiom transfers putting one foot in front of the other to other kinds of progress. [c. 1700]

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Example Sentences

Asked about the legality of what he was doing, Mr Haabwa said: "We are in the process of making these things legal, step by step. Starting from the country we are in."

From BBC

In a flat labyrinth of this type, you are meant to get lost in the maze within, following any train of thought you like as you trace the serpentine path step by step.

From Seattle Times

"We aim to understand how each genetic change shaped the snails' form and function on the way to live-bearing, step by step," concludes Stankowski.

From Science Daily

In order to test its in vivo feasibility, incorporation into the living cell should be carried out step by step.

From Science Daily

And step by step, day by day, the darkness retreats,” Mr. Zelenskyy said in a Christmas Eve address.

From Washington Times

Related Words

• piecemeal