little by little
adverb
1 little by little
A little bit at a time.
synonyms: bit by bit, in stages, piecemeal.
Roget 275: slowly etc. adj.; leisurely; piano, adagio; largo, larghetto; at half speed, under easy sail; at a foots pace, at a snail's pace, at a funeral pace; in slow time, ... show more
Roget 26: by degrees, gradually, inasmuch, pro tanto [It]; however, howsoever; step by step, bit by bit, little by little, inch by inch, drop by drop; a little at a time, by inches, by slow degrees, ... show more
2 little by little
By a short distance.
synonyms: by inches, by small degrees.
Moby thesaurus: bit by bit, by degrees, by inches, by inchmeal, by slow degrees, by snatches, degreewise, drop by drop, foot by foot, gradatim, grade by grade, gradually, in detail, in driblets, in installments, in lots, in small doses, in snatches, inch by inch, inchmeal ... show more.
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