bit-by-bit

1. 1.

   one thing at a time

   Synonymsin small stagespiecemealstep-by-stepstepwise

   Similargradual

Questions about bit-by-bit

What does bit-by-bit mean?

bit-by-bit means "one thing at a time".

How many syllables are in bit-by-bit?

bit-by-bit has 3 syllables: bit--by--bit. The stress falls on "bit-".

What is another word for bit-by-bit?

Close synonyms include in small stages, piecemeal, step-by-step, stepwise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bit-by-bit a common word?

bit-by-bit is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.