inch by inch


inch by inch

In very small increments; very gradually. Can be used both literally and figuratively. It took us years, but we dug this tunnel inch by inch. You won't improve your grade all at once, but rather inch by inch throughout the semester.See also: by, inch

inch by inch

Fig. one inch at a time; little by little. Traffic moved along inch by inch. Inch by inch, the snail moved across the stone.See also: by, inch

ˌinch by ˈinch

very slowly and with great care or difficulty: She crawled forward inch by inch.See also: by, inch

inch by inch

Very gradually or slowly.See also: by, inch