"slowly but surely" meaning in English

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
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          "ref": "2011 January 25, Phil McNulty, “Blackpool 2 - 3 Man Utd”, in BBC",
          "text": "From then on the visitors, inspired by the composure provided by Ryan Giggs after he came on for Darron Gibson at half-time, managed to unscramble their senses to slowly but surely overpower gallant Blackpool.",
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      "glosses": [
        "In a slow, yet careful manner."
      ],
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          "slow",
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          "careful",
          "careful"
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      "related": [
        {
          "word": "a long time coming"
        }
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        "not-comparable"
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "in a slow, yet careful manner",
          "word": "langzaam maar zeker"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "in a slow, yet careful manner",
          "word": "hitaasti mutta varmasti"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in a slow, yet careful manner",
          "word": "lentement mais sûrement"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "médlenno, no vérno",
          "sense": "in a slow, yet careful manner",
          "word": "ме́дленно, но ве́рно"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in a slow, yet careful manner",
          "word": "lento pero seguro (locution)"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "in a slow, yet careful manner",
          "word": "chậm mà chắc"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "slowly but surely"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "a long time coming"
    }
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          "ref": "2011 January 25, Phil McNulty, “Blackpool 2 - 3 Man Utd”, in BBC",
          "text": "From then on the visitors, inspired by the composure provided by Ryan Giggs after he came on for Darron Gibson at half-time, managed to unscramble their senses to slowly but surely overpower gallant Blackpool.",
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        "In a slow, yet careful manner."
      ],
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          "slow",
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          "careful",
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in a slow, yet careful manner",
      "word": "langzaam maar zeker"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in a slow, yet careful manner",
      "word": "hitaasti mutta varmasti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in a slow, yet careful manner",
      "word": "lentement mais sûrement"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "médlenno, no vérno",
      "sense": "in a slow, yet careful manner",
      "word": "ме́дленно, но ве́рно"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a slow, yet careful manner",
      "word": "lento pero seguro (locution)"
    },
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      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "in a slow, yet careful manner",
      "word": "chậm mà chắc"
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  "word": "slowly but surely"
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