We're getting the work done, 'slowly but surely'.
Things are 'slowly' getting better.
working/talking/moving 'slowly'
(..) the Russian armed forces are now revealing the information they've acquired from both their landing sites and... ...one of the pieces of this puzzle, that is being slowly put together. So, Hannah... this is where your story begins, the day they departed. Are you alright? (..)2016 Arrival