gradually
adverb /ˈɡrædʒuəli/
/ˈɡrædʒuəli/
- slowly, over a long period of time
- to gradually increase/decrease
- The weather gradually improved.
- Gradually, the children began to understand.
- Women have gradually become more involved in the decision-making process.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryGradually is used with these verbs:- abandon
- absorb
- accumulate
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