Bit By Bit

Definition: Bit By Bit

Bit By Bit

Adverb

1. A little bit at a time; "the research structure has developed piecemeal".

2. In a gradual manner; "the snake moved gradually toward its victim".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: Bit By Bit

Degree

Adverb: by degrees, gradually, inasmuch, pro tanto; however, howsoever; step by step, bit by bit, little by little, inch by inch, drop by drop; a little at a time, by inches, by slow degrees, by degrees, by little and little; in some degree, in some measure; to some extent; di grado in grado.

Part

Adverb: partly, in part, partially; piecemeal, part by part; by by installments,by snatches, by inches, by driblets; bit by bit, inch by inch, foot by foot, drop by drop; in detail, in lots.

Slowness

Gradually; Adjective: gradatim; by degrees, by slow degrees, by inches, by little and little; step by step, one step at a time; inch by inch, bit by bit, little by little, seriatim; consecutively.

Speciality

Each, apiece, one by one, one at a time; severally, respectively, each to each; seriatim, in detail, in great detail, in excruciating detail, in mind-numbing detail; bit by bit; pro hac vice, pro re nata.

Crosswords: Bit By Bit

Bit by bit, I've realized (My Father's Eyes; performing artist: Eric Clapton)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Albanian

pak nga pak (inchmeal, little by little, piecemeal). (various references)

Arabic 

‏تدريجيا (by degrees, gradually, gradualness, progressively), ‏رويدا رويدا (quietly, slowly), ‏شىء بشىء. (various references)

Bulgarian 

постепенно (by degrees, gradually, inchmeal, insensibly, little by little, piecemeal), полека-лека (little by little). (various references)

Czech

kousek po kousku (piece by piece). (various references)

Finnish

pala palalta (piece by piece, piecemeal). (various references)

French

petit � petit, graduellement. (various references)

German

stück für stück (one by one, piecemeal). (various references)

Greek 

μάνι μάνι (gradually). (various references)

Hebrew 

לאט לאט (gently, little by little, very slowly), ב�"�"ר�'�" (by degrees, gradually). (various references)

Hungarian

lassanként, apránként (by driblets, by inches, inch by inch, little by little). (various references)

Italian

gradualmente (gradually). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

�'�' (granulated, lumpy), ぽたぽた落ちる (chubby, cloop, crunching sound, dabble in water, fat, having just ..., in large drops, merely, piece by piece, pimples, plop, plump, pop, splash water, spots, to drip down, to fall in drops, to trickle down, trickle down in thick drops, with a pop), 小刻み (mincing), ジョセフソン� 子 (a stein, a tankard, amug, cardigan, dilemma, dilettante, dish with mutton and vegetables, Genghis Khan, gin, gin fizz, ginger, ginger ale, giraffe, jin, jingoism, jinx, jitterbug, job, job enlargement, job enrichment, job menu, job rotation, job title, jobhopper, jockey, jodhpurs, John, John Bull, John Travolta, Josephson device, riding breeches, suit, suitcase, super, super high decker, super Schottky diode, super size wide screen, super woofer, supercar, supercharger, supercomputer, superhighway, superimpose, superjet, supermarket, supermarket chain, supernova, super-size, supersonic, superstar, superstation, superstore, supertanker, superviser, supervisor, superwoman, synthesis, vest, waistcoat, Zimbabwe, Zinjanthropus, zirconium). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ぽつぽつ (piece by piece, pimples, spots), �"きざみ (mincing), りゅうりゅう (flourishing, muscular, prosperous, style, thriving, workmanship), ジワジワ . (various references)

Pig Latin

itbay ybay itbay

Portuguese

aos poucos. (various references)

Romanian

puţin câte puţin (inch by inch, inchmeal, little by little). (various references)

Russian 

постепенно (by degrees, by step, gradually, insensibly, little by little, step by step). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

malo po malo (little by little). (various references)

Spanish

poco a poco (gently, gradually, little by little, piecemeal), gradualmente (by degrees, gradually). (various references)

Swedish

bitvis (here and there), undan för undan (little by little). (various references)

Turkish

bölük pörçük (fragmentary, in bits, piecemeal, scrappy), yavaş yavaş (at leisure, by inches, by slow degrees, by stages, inch by inch, leisurely, little by little, slowly), azar azar (by degrees, by dribblets, by driblets, by inches, by slow degrees, gradually, in dribs and drabs, inch by inch, little by little). (various references)

Ukrainian

поступово (a bit at a time, by degrees, gradatim, gradually, inch by inch, some and some, step by step). (various references)

paulatim, sensim. (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-3 letters: bitty.

-4 letters: bibb, bitt, titi.

-5 letters: bib, bit, tit.