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steady
nouns
steady progress
• We're making steady progress in reducing the unemployment rate.
steady growth
• During the 1960s most of the Western world enjoyed steady economic growth.
a steady increase/rise
• The campus has benefited from a steady increase in student numbers.
a steady decline
• The result has been a steady decline in membership.
a steady stream/flow/trickle
• All day long a steady stream of customers came and went.
a steady supply
• They need a steady supply of educated workers.
a steady pace/rate
• He moved at a slow and steady pace through the maze of corridors.
verbs
hold/remain steady
• A recent poll showed his approval rating holding steady at 53 percent.
phrases
slow but/and steady
• She is making a slow but steady recovery.
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adj. not moving or shaking VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound | become | remain | hold sb/sth, keep sb/sth Hold the ladder steady! ADV. extremely, very | absolutely, perfectly, quite, rock His gaze was rock steady. | not quite She opened the letter with hands that were not quite steady. | almost developing/happening at a regular rate VERBS be, seem | become | hold, remain Share prices have held steady over the last few days. ADV. remarkably, very | fairly, relatively
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