gradual process
noun phraseUK /ˈɡrædʒuəl ˈprəʊsɛs/
US /ˈɡrædʒuəl ˈprɑːsɛs/
A gradual process is something that happens slowly, step by step, over time.
Learning to read is a gradual process that takes many months.
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2. A method in which change occurs in small stages rather than all at once.
The gradual process of heating the metal prevents it from cracking.
3. A natural series of small changes that leads to a result over time.
Erosion is a gradual process that shapes valleys over thousands of years.
4. A way of doing something slowly and carefully, one part at a time.
The teacher explained the gradual process of solving the equation.