little by little English

Meaning little by little meaning

What does little by little mean?

little by little

— adverb (= by inches) by a short distance they moved it by inches

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

Synonyms little by little synonyms

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little by little English » English

gradually

bit by bit

slowly

piecemeal

drop by drop

step by step

progressively

by degrees

sporadically

little at a time

in stages

in little

gently

by small degrees

by inches

by and by

a little

winding

stepwise

steadily

spot

so-so

scattered in drops

restfully

repeatedly

quietly

mutually

it’s getting late

insensibly

incrementally

inchmeal

in keeping with

in driblets

in dribblets

here and there

grain by grain

gradatim

encircle

dot

by driblets

by dribblets

as and when

a little for each

a little bit

a few

Topics little by little topics

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States Time Speed

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

Grammar Very

Partly

• What words indicate that something is done one part at a time?
  gradually in stages step by step one step at a time in increments incrementally piecemeal by degrees little by little

Examples little by little examples

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Movie subtitles

So, anyway, my cousin's best friend's older brother's girlfriend's sister is gonna be bringing some by this afternoon, and I know it sounds a little stupid, but I'm kind of nervous to pick them up myself.