Timeline for Term for doing something little by little?
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| Mar 17, 2016 at 17:19 | comment | added | Keilaron | Your comment applies to every answer here. Studying was probably not a great example since unless one is cramming one does not study everything all at once. Similarly for "not finishing" -- also, one could interpret the question as not finished yet, not just will not finish; Gradually does apply to not finished yet. One would not say one is studying piecemeal or studying incrementally either, because it is implied. It's a matter of perspective and context. | |
| Jan 22, 2016 at 1:40 | comment | added | Tom Hundt | One would not say one is gradually studying (unless one was trying to be funny); one would say one is gradually zeroing in on an answer to a problem, or maybe gradually getting better at playing the piano. It usually means a lot of time is required. (As the above definitions explain: taking small steps means the process takes a long time.) It does not imply not finishing (as in the original question). It implies the process is ongoing. | |
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| Jan 21, 2016 at 23:18 | history | answered | Keilaron | CC BY-SA 3.0 |