little by little

little by little

adverb

Definition of LITTLE BY LITTLE

by small steps or amounts <little by little, we pieced together the jigsaw puzzle>

Synonyms gradationally, inchmeal, little by little, piece by piece, piecemeal

Related Words hierarchically; crescively, increasingly, progressively; fractionally, imperceptibly; slowly

Near Antonyms acutely, sharply, steeply; hastily, precipitously

Antonyms abruptly, suddenly