inch along in English

Forms: inches along [present, singular, third-person], inching along [participle, present], inched along [participle, past], inched along [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} inch along (third-person singular simple present inches along, present participle inching along, simple past and past participle inched along)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "inched along",
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        "To move slowly or to make progress gradually, bit by bit."
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        "(informal, idiomatic) To move slowly or to make progress gradually, bit by bit."
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  "word": "inch along"
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    {
      "form": "inches along",
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    },
    {
      "form": "inched along",
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    {
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"inch along" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms