inchmeal

inch·meal

I0080700 (ĭnch′mēl′)adv. Little by little; gradually.
[inch + (piece)meal.]

inchmeal

(ˈɪntʃˌmiːl) advgradually; inch by inch or little by little[C16: from inch1 + -mele, from Old English mælum quantity taken at one time; compare piecemeal]

inch•meal

(ˈɪntʃ mil)

adv. by inches; little by little. (inch1 + -meal]