| slowly(adverb, leisurely, casually, sluggishly, unhurriedly) | |
| step by step(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, degree) | |
| bit by bit(expression, idiom, adverb, degree, leisurely) | |
| progressively(adverb, moderately, slowly, naturally, evenly) | |
| little by little(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, degree) | |
| easily(adverb, casually, sluggishly, unhurriedly) | |
| piecemeal(adjective, adverb, bit) | |
| inchmeal | |
| successively | |
| increasingly(adverb, moderately, evenly, progressively) | |
| drop by drop(expression, idiom, adverb, degree) | |
| moderately | |
| by degrees(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, degree) | |
| degree | |
| imperceptibly(adverb, simply, somewhat, barely, slowly) | |
| inch by inch(expression, idiom, adverb, degree, slowness) | |
| evenly | |
| gently | |
| constantly | |
| gradatim(adverb, slowness, continuity) |
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