baby step
nounDefinition of baby step
: 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
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Other Words from baby step
baby-step
\ ËbÄ-bÄ-Ëstep 
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verb, transitive + intransitive
baby-stepped;
baby-stepping
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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 âŠ
— 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
Examples of baby step in a Sentence
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And while his recent progress has been measured in baby steps, if the lefty can begin to resemble the 2018 version of himself, that would be huge. 3. — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, "Closer, Kyle Freelandâs progress top Rockiesâ watch list for rest of season," 20 Aug. 2019 What Newsom and legislative leaders are doing this year is only a baby step. — Dan Walters, The Mercury News, "Walters: Newsomâs housing deal is just a baby step for California," 3 July 2019 Welker and Austin are overseeing many players who are taking baby steps. — Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, "49ers have two Pro Bowl receivers, but they are coaches Welker and Austin," 9 Aug. 2019 But thatâs probably what tuning curiosity â artificial or otherwise â will look like: a series of baby steps. — Quanta Magazine, "Clever Machines Learn How to Be Curious," 19 Sep. 2017 In the beginning, recruits take baby steps, learning to fly in formation with one plane and practicing maneuvers at high altitudes. — William Langhorne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Medford woman soaring over Milwaukee as Thunderbirds' second-ever female solo pilot," 3 Feb. 2019 To Koonin, these discoveries are just baby steps into the ocean of CRISPR diversity. — Quanta Magazine, "Breakthrough DNA Editor Born of Bacteria," 6 Feb. 2015 So if thatâs even like, her teaching me how to cook â just baby steps. — Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, "Double Shot at Love Finale: Vinny Guadagnino's Mom Puts the Ladies to the Test in the Kitchen," 27 June 2019 Georgia Tech: The Yellow Jackets should continue to take baby steps in the right direction, but the ACCâs depth is still a hurdle Georgia Tech has to navigate. 12. — Emily Caron, SI.com, "ACC Offseason Report: Power Rankings and Burning Questions for 2019â20," 25 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'baby step.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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