Meaning of LITTLE BY LITTLE

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[adv]  by a short distance; "they moved it by inches" [adv]  a little bit at a time; "the research structure has developed piecemeal"
	Synonyms:		bit by bit, by inches, by small degrees, in stages, piecemeal
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		bit by bit, 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, part by part, piece by piece, piecemeal, slowly, step by step