little by little

1. see bit by bit.

Example Sentences

“It happened incrementally, every day, little by little,” Bates said.

From Los Angeles Times

As I got older — listening to people, reading books, talking to friends — little by little I came to understand the definition that fit my experiences was anxiety.

From Los Angeles Times

As he told me in 2017, “I had my little girl, and I got married. All that trust, I built it, little by little with my family members,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

“Christian love is not a concentric expansion of interests that little by little extend to other persons and groups,” Francis wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, retirees and those nearing retirement age should “stay the course, and liquidate little by little, and always maximize tax savings as you begin the retirement process,” Selita said.

From Salon

Related Words

• constantly 
• continuously 
• deliberately 
• gently 
• increasingly 
• moderately 
• progressively 
• regularly 
• steadily