step by step en · ADV
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(not-comparable) From one stage to the next in sequence.
We were shown the process step by step.
She assembled the toy step by step, following the instructions carefully.
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(not-comparable) Gradually and steadily.
Rail technology advanced step by step - albeit electrification was a good stride, rather than a short step.
2024 January 10, Philip Haigh, “Four decades of Britain's railway evolution - step by step”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 65:Like many a successful YouTuber, she built up her following step by step, amassing subscribers as her video library grew.
All I want from tomorrow is just to get it better than today Step by step, one by one, higher and higher Step by step, one by one, climbing Jacob's ladder
1988, Bruce Hornsby, “Jacob's Ladder”, in Scenes From the Southside, performed by Bruce Hornsby and the Range:
Coordinates
sequentially · stepwise · serially · one step at a time · one after the other · by degrees · one step at a time · serially · in order · one at a time · step by step · one by one · in order · in series · continually · one after another · in succession · successively · in turn · gradatim · one by one · severally · sequentially · seriatim
Synonyms
little by little · little by little · step by step · piecemeal · one by one · step by step · one at a time · momently · progressively · momentarily · footmeal · little by little · continually · incrementally · one by one · one step at a time · one by one · stepmeal · inch by inch · bit by bit · additively · gradually · footmeal · one step at a time · by inches · bit by bit · bit by bit · gradatim · by degrees · incrementally · unsuddenly · stepwise · piecemeal
Translations (75)
gl paso e paso (gradually) · el βαθμηδόν (gradually) · bg стъ́пка по стъ́пка (gradually) · nb trinn for trinn (gradually) · ar خُطْوَةً خُطْوَةً (gradually) · is skref fyrir skref (gradually) · tr adım adım (gradually) · fi vähitellen (gradually) · ru шаг за ша́гом (gradually) · eo paŝon post paŝo (gradually) · pt gradualmente (gradually) · it gradualmente (gradually) · it poco per volta (gradually) · cy o gam i gam (gradually) · ar خُطْوَةً بِخُطْوَةٍ (gradually) · it poco a poco (gradually) · el βήμα προς βήμα (gradually) · sl korak za korakom (gradually) · fa-ira قَدَم بِه قَدَم (gradually) · ro pas cu pas (gradually) · es paso por paso (gradually) · sh корак по корак (gradually) · ar مَرْحَلَةً مَرْحَلَةً (gradually) · et aste-astmelt (gradually) · ru постепе́нно (gradually) · sh korak po korak (gradually) · ja 一歩一歩 (gradually) · es paso ante paso (gradually) · tr yavaş yavaş (gradually) · io pazope (gradually) · la gradātim (gradually) · izh jalka jalalt (gradually) · pl krok po kroku (gradually) · nn trinn for trinn (gradually) · it passo a passo (gradually) · fi asteittain (gradually) · sv steg för steg (gradually) · ko 단계별로 (gradually) · cmn 逐步 (gradually) · fa-ira گام بِه گام (gradually) · fr pas à pas (gradually) · gd beag air bheag (gradually) · hu lépésenként (gradually) · sk krok za krokom (gradually) · be крок за кро́кам (gradually) · mk чекор по чекор (gradually) · ja 少しずつ (gradually) · es paso entre paso (gradually) · gd ceum is ceum (gradually) · cmn 一步一步 (gradually) · fi askel kerrallaan (gradually) · ar خُطْوَةً فَخُطْوَةً (gradually) · uk крок за кро́ком (gradually) · ar شَيْئًا فَشَيْئًا (gradually) · la pedetemptim (gradually) · de schrittweise (gradually) · ka ნელ-ნელა (gradually) · lt pakopa po pakopos (gradually) · de nach und nach (gradually) · fi askelittain (gradually) · de Schritt für Schritt (gradually) · pt de pouquinho em pouquinho (gradually) · hu lépésről lépésre (gradually) · pt pouco a pouco (gradually) · gl pouco e pouco (gradually) · cy cam a cham (gradually) · cs krok za krokem (gradually) · pt passo a passo (gradually) · grc βάδην (gradually) · eu ttaka-ttaka (gradually) · ko 일보일보 (gradually) · zza gam gam (gradually) · es paso a paso (gradually) · ka ნაბიჯ-ნაბიჯ (gradually) · es de paso en paso (gradually)