"as you go" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more as you go [comparative], most as you go [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adv}} as you go (comparative more as you go, superlative most as you go)
  1. (idiomatic) While one is doing (something); as one progresses. Tags: idiomatic Derived forms: pay-as-you-go
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