baby step

noun

1. (in the game of giant steps) the shortest step permitted a player, executed by placing the heel of one foot against the toe of the other and drawing the back foot up to the front foot.

Example Sentences

It was a baby step toward re-engaging with the real world.

From Los Angeles Times

Toward the end of "Lie to Fly," FAA senior AME Dr. Brent Blue acknowledges that while the agency’s updated guidelines are a great “baby step,” it could and should make changes without congressional involvement.

From Salon

Every achievement feels like a baby step for Rice, who envisioned all this when she signed with the Bruins as the nation’s top-ranked point guard.

From Los Angeles Times

Brenda Buck, a professor of medical geology at the University of Nevada, told the BBC that the EPA announcement was a "bit of a baby step" in the effort to rid the US of asbestos.

From BBC

“They look at it as a baby step into the EV world,” Sowers said.

From Washington Times