stepping-stone

The event is widely seen as a stepping stone towards India's ambition to host the 2036 Olympics.

This group will see a Grand Slam as a stepping stone to bigger success and a huge source of momentum heading into 2027.

Damage was caused to a 500-year-old ruined castle after a visitor used part of a wall to make stepping stones across a large puddle.

With the EU's push to develop it's own capacities likely to take time, Polish commanders said they see the US system as a stepping stone.

The house wasn’t perfect, but it was a stepping stone.