by inches

== English == === Prepositional phrase === by inches Very gradually; by small degrees. Synonym: little by little ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== inch by inch ==== Further reading ==== “by inches”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “by inches”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.