little by little

gradually, a little bit at a time. I earned enough money, little by little, to buy a car. Jimmy crawled, little by little, until he reached the door.

in small amounts bit by bit I started out with some basic hand tools and little by little added some power tools, a good sander, and a drill.

By small degrees or increments; gradually.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ilda	-	Italian
Abi	-	Scottish
Ziya Al-Din	-	Arabic
Ahab	['eihæb]
Aurel	ow-REL (German)	German, Romanian, Czech, Slovak
Savely	-	Russian