year by year
One year increments
Year by year means annually or with each passing year, emphasizing gradual progression or change over time: Year by year, the forest reclaimed the abandoned farmland.
It highlights cumulative development rather than a single moment: We watched her confidence grow year by year.
As an adjective, it describes sequential annual comparison: a year-by-year breakdown of expenses.
- annuallyOnce every year
- gradualDeveloping slowly over time
- little by littleIn small increments
- slow and steadyGradual but consistent
- progressionSequential forward movement
the long haul · decade · milestone · aging · growth · accumulation · passing · chronicle · seasons · calendar · over time · incremental · steady · evolution · timeline · anniversary · recurring · cycles
- gradual phrasesbit by bit, little by little, step by step, one by one, piece by piece
- time phrasesall day, all night, for now, in time, on time
- time wordsminute, hour, day, now, soon
- chronological ordertimeline, calendar, date order, before and after, start to finish
year by yearall at once
Occurring without gradual buildup
instantaneously · in an instant · overnight · suddenly · immediately
year by yearall at once
Occurring without gradual buildup
suddenly · instantaneously · immediately · overnight · abruptly
year by yearall at once
Occurring without gradual buildup
simultaneously · all together · in one go · at once · en masse