baby step
noun/ˈbeɪbi step/
/ˈbeɪbi step/
[usually plural]- a small act or measure, usually at the start of a long or difficult process
- The president is taking baby steps in the direction of reform.
- Focus on making baby steps at first.
- Moves so far have been baby steps.
- The public supports reform but by baby steps.
- Change has come in baby steps.
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