gradually
[adverb]
Synonyms: steadily, by degrees, gently, little by little, progressively, slowly, step by step, unhurriedly

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Contrasted words: quickly, rapidly, speedily, at once, immediately, suddenly
Related Idioms: a little at a time, by degrees

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English Thesaurus: slowly, gradually, little by little/bit by bit, at a snail’s pac

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

grad‧u‧a‧lly S3 W3 /ˈɡrædʒuəli/ adverb
slowly, over a long period of time Antonym : suddenly:
Jill gradually became aware of an awful smell.
Gradually, my ankle got better.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

slowly at a slow speed:
Large white clouds drifted slowly across the sky.
The situation is slowly improving.
gradually happening slowly over a period of time:
I practised every day, and gradually got better.
Many of our forests are gradually disappearing.
little by little/bit by bit slowly, in a series of small amounts or stages:
Add the olive oil, little by little.
It’s best to do the work bit by bit.
at a snail’s pace extremely slowly, especially when this is annoying:
Traffic was moving at a snail’s pace.
The project seems to be moving at a snail’s pace.

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