"inch away" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: inches away [present, singular, third-person], inching away [participle, present], inched away [participle, past], inched away [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} inch away (third-person singular simple present inches away, present participle inching away, simple past and past participle inched away)
  1. (intransitive) To begin to change one's position on a topic; to subtly distance oneself from previous associates, ideas, etc. Tags: intransitive
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