inch by inch

"We had some difficult scenes to do, and inch by inch, slowly slowly, bit by bit we built up this very complex relationship, to say the least."

Other characters participate in the recreation rebuilding the space inch by inch.

The Prince of Wales was behind a film camera, being rolled along tracks, gradually closing in on a journalist, inch by inch.

As the US elections loom, it’s a crucial moment for Zelensky as Moscow’s troops continue to press gains, inch by inch, in Ukraine’s east.

“I’d like to see the city as they move forward, even if we’re not in as wet a year, do what they can to minimize what the take is from Mono Lake. Let it come back to health inch by inch.”