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.

Very gradually or slowly.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
DÉSirÉE	de-zee-RE	French
Christie (2)	-	Scottish, Irish
Shonda	SHAWN-də	English
Jalen	JAY-lin	African American (Modern)
Mona (1)	MO-nə (English)	Irish, English
Saveliy	-	Russian