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Meanings of piecemeal in English

Portuguese
pouco a pouco

A little bit at a time.

pouco a pouco

One thing at a time.

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Usage of piecemeal in English
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Without Damage Control Central the reports came in piecemeal... but they came.
In Enemy Hands
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That meant waiting for the right moment rather than taking piecemeal steps.
Reuters
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This enables us to change our minds piecemeal, in a disciplined way.
What does a martian look like?
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He hopes that a passerby will stop and offer him piecemeal work.
The South African
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Nine West is also considering selling the businesses piecemeal, the sources said.
Reuters
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It's a piecemeal programme, designed to improve the city in incremental ways.
The Guardian
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I took out the data bit by bit, block by block, piecemeal.
Death angel
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Under Armour is taking a comprehensive approach where everyone else is piecemeal.
Wired
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Implementation of the Working Group's 173 recommendations has been piecemeal and incomplete.
The Irish Times
10
The tumor was totally removed in a piecemeal manner using microsurgical techniques.
Pubmed
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Our current efforts are not only inadequate, they're hopelessly haphazard and piecemeal.
Wired
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The story was extracted piecemeal, and was given in rambling, evasive fashion.
The Triumph of John Kars: A Story of the Yukon
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In an instant it was skinned, cut up, and carried off piecemeal.
Marmaduke Merry: A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days
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The animals now tore each other piecemeal, unnoticed by the impatient throng.
Zenobia; or, the Fall of Palmyra
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If it had been otherwise, I should have purchased the ticket piecemeal.
Try and Trust; Or, Abner Holden's Bound Boy
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In his opinion, it would be wiser to sell piecemeal, without hurry.
The Clique of Gold
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Translations for piecemeal
Portuguese
pouco a pouco
Piecemeal through the time
Piecemeal across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common