a step in the right direction
noun phrase
: an action that increases one's chances of achieving something
Exercise won't solve all your health problems, but it's a step in the right direction.
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If the goal is to streamline efficiency within the city, this would not be a step in the right direction.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
While these initiatives are a step in the right direction, the need of the hour is stronger private-public sector collaboration to achieve the scale necessary for truly transformative impact.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Taken together, these improvements will be very marginal, but nonetheless, a step in the right direction.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
Moore’s leadership is a step in the right direction, but as Dr. Potarazu’s case demonstrates, these reforms must be implemented swiftly and decisively to ensure that the promise of fairness and efficiency becomes a reality.
—Charles E. Sydnor, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2025
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
While these initiatives are a step in the right direction, the need of the hour is stronger private-public sector collaboration to achieve the scale necessary for truly transformative impact.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Taken together, these improvements will be very marginal, but nonetheless, a step in the right direction.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
Moore’s leadership is a step in the right direction, but as Dr. Potarazu’s case demonstrates, these reforms must be implemented swiftly and decisively to ensure that the promise of fairness and efficiency becomes a reality.
—Charles E. Sydnor, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2025
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“A step in the right direction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20step%20in%20the%20right%20direction. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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