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
Hilbert	HIL-bert	German
Justinian	-	History
Kibwe	-	Eastern African, Swahili
Morty	MAWR-tee	English
Liisu	LEE:-soo	Estonian
Shukri	-	Arabic