bit by bit Synonyms

step by step little by little in stages piecemeal gradually in successive steps little at a time come slowly in small amounts in steps stage by stage grade by grade at a regular pace a little at a time unhurriedly begin step by step by stages little piece at a time in dribblets in a step-by-step fashion little at first in a step wise manner has little by little ever greater degree eventually is by insensible degrees slowly but surely piece by piece one step at a time uniformly systematically steadily slowly moderately insufficiently incompletely inchmeal deliberately in small stages stepwise in small doses inch by inch in bits gradationally footmeal by degrees at intervals progressively evenly