steadily

steady stead‧y ¹ [ˈstedi] adjective

1. happening, developing, or moving in a continuous gradual way:

• There has been a steady decline in demand over the past 12 months.

• The market has experienced three years of steady growth.

• We continue to make steady progress in improving key areas of our business.

2. staying at about the same level:

• Software dealers found that prices are steady in spite of the currency fluctuation.

• In December, energy prices plunged 1.4% after holding steady the month before.

3. steady job/​work/​income a job or work that will definitely continue over a long period of time:

• For years, the promise of steady work attracted waves of immigrants to the area.

— steadily adverb :

• Business has steadily increased year by year.

— steadiness noun [uncountable] :

• sterling's relative steadiness against other currencies

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steadily UK US /ˈstedɪli/ adverb

► in a gradual way, remaining at a similar rate: rise/fall/grow steadily »

Prices have been rising steadily during the summer.

steadily declining/increasing/growing »

Japan's trade surplus with the US increased due to the steadily growing US economy and the depreciation of the Yen.