baby step

noun

: a very small step or advance in progress

These companies can create products that take a real leap forward, rather than the traditional baby steps that larger companies with greater commitments must make.—

Home Theater

baby-step

ˈbā-bē-ˌstep

verb, transitive + intransitive

baby-stepped; baby-stepping

… after the 2-1 victory that baby-stepped the sixth-place Rangers within four points of the first-place Devils … —

Larry Brooks

"This is murder," John Chaney had said in that ever-raspy voice as he baby-stepped toward the court Thursday night. "My feet are killing me." —

Tom Archdeacon

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In the halls of Congress, lawmakers continue to weigh modest reforms to prior authorization requirements and Medicaid spending—baby steps that won’t fix a system in crisis. —

Robert Pearl, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025 While part of us is eager to leap into 2025, another part knows that sustainable growth requires intentional baby steps, not dramatic overnight transformations. —

Dossé-Via Trenou, refinery29.com, 28 Nov. 2024 Advancements in Space Exploration In 2025, humanity will continue experiments in deep space exploration and take a baby step toward the commercialization of outer space by forming permanent habitats on the moon through private business ventures and government initiatives. —

Mark Minevich, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024 There were other baby steps this season, including Jimmy flirting with Sofi (Cobie Smulders) after buying her used car. —

Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for baby step