We've found 7 phrases for at a time (0.116 seconds):

drip »    To fall one drop at a time.

lay off »    From employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume, often with a severance package.

one at a time »    Individually, as opposed to collectively; slowly or methodically, figuratively.

one by one »    Individually in succession; one at a time.

one step at a time »    Slowly and carefully, ensuring that each action has been completed successfully before taking the next.

step down »    To gradually reduce something, a little at a time, as an electronic step down transformer.

take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves »    If you take care of little things one at a time, they can add up to big things.1750, Chesterfield, letter 5 Feb. (1932) IV. 1500:Old Mr. Lowndes, the famous Secretary of the Treasury, ?used to say?Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.1912, G. B. Shaw, Pygmalion ii. 132:Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.1979, R. Cassilis, Arrow of God, iv. xvii.:Little things, Master Mally. Look after the pennies, Master Mally, and the pounds will look after themselves.1999,

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