advance slowly

[əd'væns 'sloʊli]

verb phrase

avançar lentamente

1. to move forward at a slow pace or rate of progress

The troops advance slowly through the dense forest.

As tropas avançam lentamente pela floresta densa.

2. to make gradual or incremental progress toward a goal

The project advances slowly due to budget constraints.

O projeto avança lentamente devido às restrições orçamentárias.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

avançar lentamente

standard usage throughout Brazil

São Paulo

avançar devagar

colloquial alternative

Rio de Janeiro

ir devagar

informal alternative

Portugal

avançar lentamente

standard European Portuguese

at a snail's pace

inch by inch

step by step

one foot in front of the other

slow and steady wins the race

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