drip feed
noun /ˈdrɪp fiːd/
/ˈdrɪp fiːd/
[uncountable, countable]- the slow steady release of separate small amounts of something such as information
- the steady drip feed of leaked documents in the papers
- a slow, continuous supply of liquid food, medicine, water, etc.
- I'm sitting in hospital hooked up to a drip feed.
- The garden is watered through a drip feed irrigation system.