1. A little bit at a time
   - piecemeal, bit by bit, in stages 
2. By a short distance
   - by inches, by small degrees

Encyclopedia: Little by little

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• vitamin A
• vitamin A1
• vitamin A2
• vitamin B
• vitamin B complex
• vitamin B1
• vitamin B12
• vitamin B2
• vitamin B6
• vitamin Bc
• vitamin C
• vitamin D
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• vitamin G
• vitamin H