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    Proceeding very slowly by degrees: gradational, gradual, piecemeal. See fast/slow/velocity.

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By degrees, as in You'll have to go through this recipe step by step. This idiom transfers putting one foot in front of the other to other kinds of progress. [c. 1700]

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IN BRIEF: adj. - One thing at a time.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: one thing at a time
  Synonyms: bit-by-bit, in small stages, piecemeal, stepwise

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