steady-as-she-goes
7.7
Careful action that avoids sudden changes or risks
- adjective
- /ˈstɛdi əz ʃi ɡoʊz/
- Informal
:
mantener el rumbo
- The company's steady-as-she-goes strategy helped them maintain stability in uncertain markets.
Examples
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Using a steady-as-she-goes method, the pilot flew the plane smoothly despite the turbulence.
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Steady as she goes, steady as she goes, so steady as she goes, steady as she goes.
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Steady as she goes...
Fiction book (1992) -
The team decided on a steady-as-she-goes approach to avoid any risky changes during the project.
Synonyms
stable
vssteady-as-she-goes
473
2.3
Not likely to change and stays steady over time
describes managed cautious handling to prevent sudden shifts or risks
rock-steady
vssteady-as-she-goes
1
4.3
Very steady and reliable in what someone does
focuses on cautious ongoing management rather than sheer strength of reliability
4.9
A person who stays calm and acts in a reliable way
is about cautious management to avoid sudden changes or risks
Antonyms
How Steady
rock-steady
1
4.3
1
4.3
steady-going
- UK
steady-as-she-goes
- Informal
erratic
94
6.1
94
6.1
changeable
8
3.5
8
3.5
Surface Forms
steady-as-she-goes positive
Etymology
Steady-as-she-goes comes from a sailor's command to the person steering the ship: keep the ship steady ('not changing') as she goes ('moves'), and she is a way sailors often call a ship. So today steady-as-she-goes means to act carefully and keep things steady without sudden changes.