刻々

こっこく · also こくこく、ギザギザ、ぎざぎざ

moment by moment; hour by hour; notches; serration

common word Also written 刻刻、段々、段段

Meaning

advadv-to
moment by moment; hour by hour
n
notches; serration; indentation; jaggies (stair-step artifacts in computer images)
adj-naadvadv-tovs
notched; serrated; jagged; corrugated; milled

Example sentences

天気は刻々と変わる。

The weather varies from hour to hour.
世の中は刻々と変わっている。

The world is changing every minute.
状況は刻々と悪くなった。

The situation became worse by the minute.