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piece by piece

piece by piece phrase: in gradual stages.

Phrase

piece by piece

  1. In gradual stages.
    • Rather than tackling the entire project at once, work on each assignment piece by piece.
    • When the war with Japan broke out the F.M.S.R. had a busy time, but it could not make up for the lack of other communications or for general shortage of military equipment, so, piece by piece, it fell into Japanese hands.1950 October, R. A. Marshall, “Kuala Lumpur, an important Malayan Railway Centre”, in Railway Magazine, page 705

Synonyms of piece by piece

Questions about piece by piece

What does piece by piece mean?
Piece by piece means in gradual stages.
What part of speech is piece by piece?
Piece by piece is a phrase.

Words near piece by piece in the dictionary

  1. piece and crisps
  2. piece bag
  3. piece bags
  4. piece broker
  5. piece brokers
  6. piece by piece
  7. piece de resistance
  8. piece goods
  9. piece of art
  10. piece of ass
  11. piece of cake

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