poco a poco
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of poco a poco
Borrowed into English from Italian around 1850–55
Example Sentences
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White dijo que en los últimas dos semanas él, Musk y Zuckerberg, con la ayuda de asesores, han negociado entre bastidores y están avanzando poco a poco hacia el combate físico.
From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2023
Un hombre va a la ciudad a buscar trabajo y empieza a cantar en un restaurante hasta que poco a poco gana fama.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2019
Still, I have learned poco a poco, little by little.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
“Cosi rozzo diamante appena splende Dalla rupe natia quand’ esce fuora, E a poco a poco lucido se rende Sotto l’attenta che lo lavora.”
From Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales by Edgeworth, Maria
Thus e.g., crescendo poco a poco al forte ed un pochettino accelerando, is seen to mean merely—"increase gradually to forte and accelerate a very little bit."
From Music Notation and Terminology by Gehrkens, Karl Wilson
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