inching
noun/ˈɪnt͡ʃɪŋ/
1
Very gradual movement.
- From behind the trucks of the box-car a slender pole, headed with what appeared to be an empty oyster tin, and trailing a black line of fuse, was projecting itself along the ground by slow inchings, creeping across the lighted space […]2019, Francis Lynde, Empire Builders: