gradual vs slow and steady

gradual

adj
  • Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees 

noun
  • A service book containing the musical portions of the Mass. 

  • An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps. 

slow and steady

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