By fits and starts
Bit by bit and by fits and starts are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Bit by bit" instead an adverb phrase "By fits and starts".
Bit by bit
Bit by bit adverb - A little bit at a time.
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Synonyms for Bit by bit
By fits and starts and bit by bit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "By fits and starts" instead an adverb phrase "Bit by bit".
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Related pairs
- gradual and by fits and starts
- gradual and bit by bit
- partially and by fits and starts
- partially and bit by bit
- piecemeal and by fits and starts
- piecemeal and bit by bit
- slowly and by fits and starts
- slowly and bit by bit
- gradually and by fits and starts
- gradually and bit by bit
- intermittently and by fits and starts
- intermittently and bit by bit
- little by little and by fits and starts
- little by little and bit by bit
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Bit by bit and By fits and starts. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/by_fits_and_starts/bit_by_bit
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