English adverb: little by little | |||
| 1. | little by little a little bit at a time | ||
| Samples | The research structure has developed piecemeal. | ||
| Synonyms | bit by bit, in stages, piecemeal | ||
| 2. | little by little by a short distance | ||
| Samples | They moved it by inches. | ||
| Synonyms | by inches, by small degrees | ||