1. step by step - Noun
2. step by step - Adjective
3. step by step - Adverb
4. step by step - Adjective Satellite
one thing at a time
in a gradual manner
proceeding in steps
Source: WordNetstep-by-step
He who goes step by step always finds himself level with a step. Antonio Porchia
Thank God I have the seeing eye, that is to say, as I lie in bed I can walk step by step on the fells and rough land seeing every stone and flower and patch of bog and cotton pass where my old legs will never take me again. Beatrix Potter
In effect the people were present through their representatives, and were themselves, step by step and point by point, acting in the conduct of public affairs. No longer merely an ultimate check on government, they were in some sense the government. Bernard Bailyn
Step by step one goes far. Dutch Proverb
Stairs are climbed step by step. Kurdish Proverb
Step by step one goes to Rome. Italian Proverb