bits and pieces

plural noun

1

: small pieces

There were broken bits and pieces of glass all over the floor.

I finished the project in bits and pieces during my spare time.

2

: things or objects of different kinds

There are just a few bits and pieces of furniture in the office.

No one knows exactly what happened. All we have is a few bits and pieces of information so far.

Examples of bits and pieces in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While bits and pieces of the song have leaked over the years, this is the most substantial chunk yet of what appears to be a formal recording. —Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 14 Aug. 2025

Taking a page from the NFL, the NBA is releasing parts of its schedule in bits and pieces before the full and formal rollout at 3 p.m. Thursday. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025

However, the parents do share bits and pieces of Beau's life on social media and in interviews. —Emy Lacroix, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025

Jia Zhangke compiled it largely from bits and pieces of footage shot on digital video between 2001 and 2022, an archival effort that studied and spun intimate characterizations out of the residents of industrial coal-mining city Datong in Northern China. —Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for bits and pieces

• dentifrices
• frontispieces
• masterpieces
• caprices
• decreases
• eyepieces
• increases
• mouthpieces
• polices
• releases
• timepieces
• varices