verb🔗Share少しずつ進む, 徐々に進む(followed by a preposition) To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction)."Fearful of falling, he inched along the window ledge."落ちるのが怖くて、彼は窓の縁を少しずつ進んだ。directionactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share少しずつ進む, ちょこちょこ進むTo drive by inches, or small degrees."The snail was inching its way across the kitchen floor, taking tiny steps. "カタツムリは小さな歩幅で、キッチンの床を少しずつ進んでいました。actionwayprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share少しずつ与える, けちけちするTo deal out by inches; to give sparingly."The manager was inching out vacation days, only granting one or two at a time. "マネージャーは休暇を少しずつ与え、一度に1、2日しか許可しませんでした。actionamountbusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share徐々に進むことVery gradual movement."The inching of the traffic barely moved us forward during rush hour. "ラッシュアワーの間、交通の徐々の進み具合で、私たちはほとんど前に進めなかった。actionprocesstimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
