Sami was inching towards his degree in biosciences.
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Inching
/ˈɪnt͡ʃɪŋ/
Synonyms for "inching" (18 found)
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Noun(4 words)
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Noun(8 words)
improvementinch movementincrementalincremental progressprogressslow advancementslow-movingsmall displacement
Adjective(1 words)
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16 entriesadvancementcrawlcreepcreepinggradual advancementgradualisminch movementincrementalincremental improvementmeasured moveprogressionshort displacementslow advanceslow progressstepwise advancementtentative step
Collocations
12 entriesgradual progressinch aheadinch alonginch by inchinch forwardinch movementinch towardinching alonginching closerinching forwardinching paceinching toward
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Morocco is inching towards a debt crisis.
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The world is steadily inching up to 100 million COVID cases.
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The xenomorph was inching closer.
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