progressively

adverb

pro·​gres·​sive·​ly

-sə̇vlē, 

-sēv-, 

-li

: in a progressive manner : continuously step by step

mechanization progressively opened up ever more places for the unskilled

—Oscar Handlin

expect little from government and progressively rely on it more

—Felix Frankfurter

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