in bits
Broken to pieces
In bits describes something broken or fallen apart into pieces: The vase lay in bits on the floor.
In British slang, to be in bits is to be emotionally overwhelmed—distraught, devastated, or sometimes laughing uncontrollably: She was in bits after hearing the news, We were in bits watching that comedy.
Parts of something divided
- fragmentsIncomplete broken pieces
- shardsBroken fragments of brittle material
- splintersThin sharp broken fragments
- chunksThick, solid pieces
scraps · remnants · tatters · shreds · slivers · particles · crumbs · flakes
Overwhelmed by grief
- distraughtDeeply agitated by grief
- inconsolableUnable to be comforted
- heartbrokenOverwhelmed with grief
- crushedCompressed into fragments
falling apart · wreck · mess · shattered · overwhelmed · beside oneself · tearful · sobbing
Broken into fragments
- smashedBroken or intoxicated
- destroyedMade to cease existing
- wreckedUtterly destroyed
- demolishedCompletely destroyed a structure
ruined · crushed · fractured · cracked · splintered · busted · collapsed · disintegrated
Consisting of two parts
- dataFacts for analysis
- encodingConverting data to format
- digitalOf discrete data
- computingProcessing data mathematically
information · processing · storage · transmission · bandwidth · bitwise · kilobits · megabits
In slow stages
- incrementallyBy small successive amounts
- step by stepIn ordered stages
- little by littleIn small increments
- progressivelyIn increasing stages
pieces
Parts of something divided
- fragmentsIncomplete broken pieces
- shardsBroken fragments of brittle material
- splintersThin sharp broken fragments
chunks · scraps · remnants · tatters · shreds · slivers · particles · crumbs · flakes · smithereens
devastated
Overwhelmed by grief
- distraughtDeeply agitated by grief
- inconsolableUnable to be comforted
- heartbrokenOverwhelmed with grief
crushed · falling apart · wreck · mess · shattered · overwhelmed · beside oneself · tearful · sobbing · distressed
shattered
Broken into fragments
demolished · ruined · crushed · fractured · cracked · splintered · busted · collapsed · disintegrated · torn apart
binary
Consisting of two parts
computing · information · processing · storage · transmission · bandwidth · bitwise · kilobits · megabits · gigabits
gradually
In slow stages
- incrementallyBy small successive amounts
- step by stepIn ordered stages
- little by littleIn small increments
progressively · slowly · partially · sporadically · intermittently
in bitswhole
Full and undivided
intact · in one piece · assembled · complete · together
in bitscomposed
Calm and self-possessed
together · calm · holding it together · collected · unruffled
in bitsworking
In active function
functional · in working order · operational · intact · running