inch by inch

Adverb

Meaning

inch by inch (comparative more inch by inch, superlative most inch by inch)

Gradually or incrementally.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

gradually slowly piecemeal step by step little by little bit by bit progressively by inches inchmeal

Antonyms

rapidly abruptly swiftly briskly suddenly all of a sudden
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Examples

Inch by inch I conquered the inner terrain I was born with. Bit by bit I reclaimed the swamp in which I'd languished. I gave birth to my infinite being, but I had to wrench myself out of me with forceps. Fernando Pessoa

It’s like uncovering an ancient fossil inch by inch. Source: Internet

When I got there, they admitted me to their ICU, and slowly, inch by inch, the infection backed off. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

inch inch along inch ant inch of inch of his life inch of mercury