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little by little 
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(TTS Sound)Overview of adv little_by_little
The adv little by little has 2 senses
- piecemeal, little by little, bit by bit, in stages -- (a little bit at a time; "the research structure has developed piecemeal")
- by inches, little by little, by small degrees -- (by a short distance; "they moved it by inches")