ಅರ್ಥ : A little bit at a time.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
The research structure has developed piecemeal.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : bit by bit, in stages, piecemeal
ಅರ್ಥ : By a short distance.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
They moved it by inches.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : by inches, by small degrees