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slowly

 adverb
     
slow‧ly
1 at a slow speed [≠ quickly]:
He shook his head slowly.
'That's true,' said Joe slowly.
2

slowly but surely

used to emphasize that a change is happening, although it is happening slowly:
We are slowly but surely gaining the support of the public.
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