0 the quality of being strict -- rigor, severidad; tirantez
the stringency of the new laws.
1 scarcity of money for lending etc -- estrechez
in times of stringency
(also adjective) The government are demanding stringency measures.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Podemos completarlo paso a paso, por muy largo que sea el camino, y no se puede completar, por corto que sea el camino, si ni siquiera marcas tu huella.