little by little
Adverb
Meaning
a little bit at a time
by a short distance
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Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little.
But we do now receive a certain portion of His Spirit, tending towards perfection, and preparing us for incorruption, being little by little accustomed to receive and bear God.
I listened more than I studied... therefore little by little my knowledge and ability were developed.
Little by little the wool becomes a carpet.
Little by little grow the bananas.
Little by little the cotton thread becomes a turban.