We're getting the work done, 'slowly but surely'.
Things are 'slowly' getting better.
working/talking/moving 'slowly'
(..) She's been really sick for a long time. There has to be another way. We don't have the money to do it right. We can't go to a vet. Leif, she's just going to die slowly and painfully. Just please do the kindest thing. Hey, brother, it's me. Look, I know we don't have a home to go back to, but... (..)2014 Wild