put one foot in front of the other

Verb

idiomatic

To walk, decomposed, to stress the fundamentality of the task. / (idiomatic) To move forward, progress steadily.

Japanese Meaning

歩く、一歩一歩着実に足を踏み出す / 着実に前進する、徐々に進歩する

道が険しくなり頂上が遠く感じられたとき、私は自分に一歩ずつ進むよう言い聞かせ、ただ前に進み続けた。

Sense（1）

To walk, decomposed, to stress the fundamentality of the task.

Sense（2）

(idiomatic) To move forward, progress steadily.

puts one foot in front of the other

（ present singular third-person ）

putting one foot in front of the other

（ participle present ）

put one foot in front of the other

（ participle past ）

put one foot in front of the other

（ past ）