Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

step by step

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English

Syllables: step by step
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

From one stage to the next in sequence.

adv

Gradually and steadily.

Example Sentences

"She assembled the toy step by step, following the instructions carefully."
"We were shown the process step by step."
"Like many a successful YouTuber, she built up her following step by step, amassing subscribers as her video library grew."
"All I want from tomorrow is just to get it better than today Step by step, one by one, higher and higher Step by step, one by one, climbing Jacob's ladder"
"Rail technology advanced step by step - albeit electrification was a good stride, rather than a short step."

Frequently Paired Words

in order one step at a time one by one sequentially serially by degrees continually in series

Synonyms

bit by bit little by little one by one additively incrementally footmeal one at a time one step at a time piecemeal step by step stepwise by degrees

Questions

What does step by step mean?: From one stage to the next in sequence.

How to pronounce step by step

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