"over time" meaning in English

See over time in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

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  1. From a historic or evolutionary perspective.
    Sense id: en-over_time-en-prep_phrase-tiQWBKiT
  2. Occuring gradually, as the time passes. Synonyms: into time [dated] Translations (gradually, as time passes): efterhånden (Danish), med tiden (Danish), ajan saatossa (Finnish), ajan mittaan (Finnish), avec le temps (French), idővel (Hungarian), az idők során (Hungarian), z biegiem czasu (Polish), com o tempo (Portuguese), com o passar do tempo (Portuguese), со вре́менем (so vrémenem) (Russian) Translations (with respect to the passage of time): over tid (Danish), ajan saatossa (Finnish), avec le temps (French), az idő függvényében (Hungarian), col tempo (Italian), con l'andare del tempo (Italian), やがて (yagate) (Japanese), med tiden (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-over_time-en-prep_phrase--ONMSX92 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of 'gradually, as time passes': 3 97 Disambiguation of 'with respect to the passage of time': 14 86

Alternative forms

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