0 a raised area on which a person stands to speak to a large number of people, to conduct music, or to receive a prize in a sports competition: --
1 a small, low box or stage that someone stands on in order to be seen by a group of people, esp. to speak or conduct music: --
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.
We kunnen het stap voor stap voltooien, hoe lang de weg ook is en het kan niet worden voltooid, hoe kort de weg ook is, als je niet eens je voetafdruk markeert.