by inches
English
Prepositional phrase
- Very gradually; by small degrees.
- Synonym: little by little
- to kill by inches
- to die by inches
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Further reading
- “by inches”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “by inches”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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