Idiom
inch by inch
Meaning
Gradually or incrementally.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The baby moved across the floor inch by inch.”
“The hikers climbed the steep mountain path inch by inch until they reached the summit.”
“As the heavy fog rolled over the harbor, the captain guided the massive ship toward the dock inch by inch to avoid a collision.”
Examples
simple
“The baby moved across the floor inch by inch.”
contextual
“The hikers climbed the steep mountain path inch by inch until they reached the summit.”
complex
“As the heavy fog rolled over the harbor, the captain guided the massive ship toward the dock inch by inch to avoid a collision.”
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