bit by bit★
/bɪt baɪ bɪt/
phrase
/bɪt baɪ bɪt/постепенно
gradually, in small stages rather than all at once
- Bit by bit, she started to feel more confident.
- We're paying off the debt bit by bit.
From the textThe Wilcoxes sold the land, bit by bit, and the first Hollywood studio was built in 1911 by the Nestor Company.