Meaning of BIT BY BIT

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[adv]  in a gradual manner; "the snake moved gradually toward its victim" [adv]  a little bit at a time; "the research structure has developed piecemeal" [adj]  one thing at a time
	Synonyms:		gradual, gradually, in small stages, in stages, little by little, piecemeal, piecemeal, step by step, step-by-step, stepwise
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		by degrees, by inches, by inchmeal, by slow degrees, by snatches, degreewise, drop by drop, foot by foot, gradatim, grade by grade, gradually, in detail, in driblets, in installments, in lots, in small doses, in snatches, inch by inch, inchmeal, little by little, part by part, piece by piece, piecemeal, slowly, step by step