month by month
idiom
: in a gradual and steady way as months have passed
His health has been getting better month by month.
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Follow along month by month and year by year, as your older one hits those growth spurts.
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Laura Denby, Parents, 28 May 2024
Last year, Axios analyzed 2021 TomTom Traffic Index and determined that commuter congestion was building up month by month after plummeting when the pandemic first hit.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2023
The loans, which can be used for down payments and closing costs, are structured as a second mortgage, which means they aren’t repaid month by month.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
Watkins said that the auditor’s office is resolving how much the county still owes to vendors and employees and how much has been paid month by month.
—Josephine Peterson, Dallas News, 24 Aug. 2023
The future is revealing itself, day by day, week by week, and month by month.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
In the meantime, Hollywood East continues operating month by month, though Janet says the landlord is pressing hard for an answer.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2022
His teams here have adhered to his mantra of concentrating on getting better, day by day, week by week, month by month, year by year.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 May 2021
If the suicide attempt is the dramatic heart of the book, its bill becomes a churning antagonist, a catalyst for describing how Maloney paid off a debt, month by month, for a decade.
—Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 4 Feb. 2022
Laura Denby, Parents, 28 May 2024
Last year, Axios analyzed 2021 TomTom Traffic Index and determined that commuter congestion was building up month by month after plummeting when the pandemic first hit.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2023
The loans, which can be used for down payments and closing costs, are structured as a second mortgage, which means they aren’t repaid month by month.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
Watkins said that the auditor’s office is resolving how much the county still owes to vendors and employees and how much has been paid month by month.
—Josephine Peterson, Dallas News, 24 Aug. 2023
The future is revealing itself, day by day, week by week, and month by month.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
In the meantime, Hollywood East continues operating month by month, though Janet says the landlord is pressing hard for an answer.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2022
His teams here have adhered to his mantra of concentrating on getting better, day by day, week by week, month by month, year by year.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 May 2021
If the suicide attempt is the dramatic heart of the book, its bill becomes a churning antagonist, a catalyst for describing how Maloney paid off a debt, month by month, for a decade.
—Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 4 Feb. 2022
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“Month by month.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/month%20by%20month. Accessed 3 Jun. 2024.
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