- slowly, over a long period of time
- to gradually increase/decrease
- The weather gradually improved.
- Gradually, the children began to understand.
- She was gradually becoming conscious of aches and pains caused by the long, tiring flight.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryGradually is used with these verbs:- abandon
- absorb
- accumulate
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