次第に

Meaning

1. adv
   gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit

Example sentences

• 夕闇が次第に深まっていった。

  The twilight merged into darkness.

• 明るくなりはじめて、物が次第に見えるようになった。

  It began to be light, and things were becoming visible by degrees.

• 手当たり次第に小説を読んだものだ。

  I used to read novels at random.