The phrase "act gradually" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a process or behavior that unfolds slowly over time rather than all at once.
Example: "To achieve lasting change, it's important to act gradually and not rush into decisions."
Alternatives: "proceed slowly" or "take small steps".
Originally adopted to ensure national sovereignty, the ACT gradually evolved towards a framework for sustainable development.
Hands thrust deeply into his pockets, Mr. Carlson's Hamlet is a permanently seething fellow whose reluctance to act gradually comes to seem inexplicable.
The truth is that Mr Greenspan probably believes the central bank can act gradually, but wants to keep the option of ratcheting up rates if necessary.Appealing as it sounds, this kind of wait-and-see approach poses problems.
Finally, although some may disagree, the Accountable Care Act gradually will add millions of covered lives and in doing so will provide more leverage to the government and private payers to decide which drugs to cover and at what price.
Most of the filters promoting clustering will act immediately, whereas those thought to promote overdispersion will act gradually.
A third man (Chad Hoeppner) keeps turning up in various guises, and Ms. Bannon's text, finely acted, gradually makes clear the characters' inarticulate pain and unspoken tendernesses.
Between the fourth quarter of 1995 and the fourth quarter of 1999, the economy grew at an annual rate of more than four per cent, but it was not until last June that the Fed raised interest rates, and even then it acted gradually.
Acting gradually became a passion for Hoffman: "I loved the camaraderie of it, the people, and that's when I decided it was what I wanted to do".
The number of malaria patients treated with ACTs gradually increased after the start of the pilot, while the use of non-ACT antimalarials declined; ACTs went from 3% of all antimalarials sold in July 2007 to 26% in June 2008.
The ADDO data indicated that the number of customers seeking malaria treatment with ACTs gradually increased after the start of the pilot program, while the use of non-ACT antimalarials declined.
Diaries are made to ease one's mind in a time of crisis, to provide some sense of stability or continuity, if only through the act of gradually filling the blank pages of a notebook.
