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pouco a pouco
A little bit at a time.
piecemeal
bit by bit
in stages
Portuguese
pouco a pouco
By a short distance.
by inches
by small degrees
Making progress, but slowly.
gradually
by and by
by degrees
step by step
Synonyms
Examples for "
gradually
"
gradually
by and by
by degrees
step by step
Examples for "
gradually
"
1
The military government has been
gradually
relaxing political restrictions since last year.
2
Most lenders have seen credit quality
gradually
improve over the past year.
3
The state has seen its numbers
gradually
decrease over the past week.
4
Yet the truth, as it
gradually
emerged last week, was very different.
5
The short fragments subsequently grew longer and
gradually
produced new polysaccharide sheaths.
1
Wait; have patience;
by
and
by
,
I hope, I shall do better.
2
It will have its crisis
by
and
by
,
like a cutaneous eruption.
3
We will talk of the consolidation of the Union
by
and
by
.
4
Well,
by
and
by
one of them stood up in the boat.
5
Tell him to wait; I will speak to him
by
and
by
.
1
My observations were at first merely general;
by
degrees
they became particular.
2
In the mean time the sea swelled, and rose up
by
degrees
.
3
Arabella did calm herself down
by
degrees
;
and they crossed the ridge-way.
4
But
by
degrees
the long reel unwinded itself;-angelof light, and all.
5
But
by
degrees
,
he assumed courage to look it in the face.
1
Background: The concept mapping rationale and process are explained
step
by
step
.
2
He said legislators needed to proceed
step
by
step
to regulate marijuana.
3
It's just a matter of taking it
step
by
step
,
Labissiere said.
4
He has a dream to become a good player,
step
by
step
.
5
Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri said Clean sheet, three points,
step
by
step
.
1
He had it brought
little
by
little
carefully packed in sealed cases.
2
The poison of sloth will get into the soul
little
by
little
.
3
Proofs of the imposture were
little
by
little
discovered by the critics.
4
The gas would burn quietly, and we should descend
little
by
little
.
5
Then,
little
by
little
,
the facts began to clarify in his mind.
6
And so,
little
by
little
,
the sun rises upon the Dark Continent.
7
Thus the Coupeaus learnt
little
by
little
some particulars of his life.
8
She washes it
little
by
little
-
only
she
begins at the other edge.
9
When it begins to boil add the Indian meal,
little
by
little
.
10
Then add the Indian meal,
little
by
little
,
stirring all the time.
11
But,
little
by
little
,
the telegraph lines were built over the country.
12
Jeanne grew calmer
little
by
little
,
and was the first to move.
13
The act started off briskly, and
little
by
little
her tension relaxed.
14
So I learned it
little
by
little
,
and did not give up.
15
I began,
little
by
little
,
to have some suspicion of the truth.
16
And then,
little
by
little
,
the night gradually came to an end.
Portuguese
pouco a pouco