"a passo d'elefante" meaning in Italian

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Adverb

Head templates: {{it-adv|head=a passo d'elefante}} a passo d'elefante
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see passo, elefante.
    Sense id: en-a_passo_d'elefante-it-adv-P1Vxg2Gb
  2. clumsily, inelegantly, or inharmoniously (of walking)
    Sense id: en-a_passo_d'elefante-it-adv-3zo5ychc
  3. slowly (of making progress)
    Sense id: en-a_passo_d'elefante-it-adv-K4~KNeto
  4. (approaching) slowly but surely (of an unpleasant situation)
    Sense id: en-a_passo_d'elefante-it-adv-Qim-4~2K Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 1 28 1 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 27 2 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 27 2 71
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          "english": "he was slowly making progress on his work",
          "text": "stava lavorando a passo d'elefante",
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        {
          "english": "that exam will come to you slowly but surely",
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