poco a poco

poco a poco

slowly, gradually, bit by bit

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little by little

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= gradually, piecemeal, slowly, incrementally, at a snail's pace, little by little, bit by bit

Ex. The indexing changes gradually with time, as the natural language of the documents covered by the index evolves.

Ex. The current practice of promotion and projection of public library services tends to be amateurish, piecemeal, unsustained and difficult to evaluate.

Ex. However, lengthy and complex consultative committees can hinder revision, and make for a slowly changing scheme.

Ex. These changes occurring incrementally reflected the growing complexity of chemical methodology.

Ex. For our small academic center, we're trying to do something for free, and muddling along at a snail's pace.

Ex. Little by little his heath improved and he was able to walk further and further each day.

Ex. I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.

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= gradually, piecemeal, slowly, incrementally, at a snail's pace, little by little, bit by bit

Ex: The indexing changes gradually with time, as the natural language of the documents covered by the index evolves.

Ex: The current practice of promotion and projection of public library services tends to be amateurish, piecemeal, unsustained and difficult to evaluate.

Ex: However, lengthy and complex consultative committees can hinder revision, and make for a slowly changing scheme.

Ex: These changes occurring incrementally reflected the growing complexity of chemical methodology.

Ex: For our small academic center, we're trying to do something for free, and muddling along at a snail's pace.

Ex: Little by little his heath improved and he was able to walk further and further each day.

Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.