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

• cutlet
• cutoff
• cutoff saw
• cutout
• cutpurse
• cuttable
• cutter
• cutthroat
• cutting
• cutting angle
• cutting board
• cutting implement
• cutting off
• cutting out
• cutting room
• cutting tool
• cutting-edge
• cuttingly
• cuttle
• cuttlefish
• cutty stool
• cutwater
• cutwork
• cutworm
• cuvette