hinay-hinay nga mouswag

progressive; gradualadjective / expression

Alternative meanings

advancing little by little; gradual; increasing over time; related to progress, development, or continuous change

Pronunciation

hee-NIE hee-NIE ngah moh-OOS-wag

Root and affixes

Hinay-hinay means little by little. Mouswag means to advance or progress. Together they express something that progresses gradually.

Variants or conjugations

hinay-hinay nga mouswag = progressive; anam-anam = gradual; progresibo = progressive, loanword; nagpadayon nga pag-uswag = continuous progress

Related words and expressions

progress, advance, gradually, change, development, evolution

Meaning and usage notes

For technical or modern language, progresibo is also understood. To explain the idea naturally, hinay-hinay nga mouswag or anam-anam nga pag-uswag is clear.