English Explanatory Dictionary

bit by bit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. A small amount at a time

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bit by bit.wav

Word forms

bit by bit

Etymology

From bit + by + bit. Compare West Frisian bytsje by bytsje (“bit by bit”), Dutch beetje bij beetje (“bit by bit”).

Synonyms

little by little incrementally step by step stepwise footmeal gradatim piece by piece
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