bit by bit English

Meaning bit by bit meaning

What does bit by bit mean?

bit by bit

— adverb (= gradually) in a gradual manner the snake moved gradually toward its victim

— adverb (= piecemeal) a little bit at a time the research structure has developed piecemeal

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little by little

gradually

slowly

step by step

drop by drop

piecemeal

piece by piece

in stages

grain by grain

by degrees

to pieces

spots

progressively

pimples

parcelwise

one by one

mow down

mincing

insensibly

inchmeal

in parts

in keeping with

gently

gather

day by day

collect

by and by

as and when

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Slow

• What words describe an action that is done extremely slowly?
  excruciatingly slow move at a snail's pace gradual gradually little by little bit-by-bit glacial