inching

Definitions

Moving slowly or by small degrees.

Advancing in a cautious or incremental manner.

Examples

The traffic was inching along the highway during the morning rush hour.

She was inching closer to the edge of the cliff to get a better view of the ocean.

Synonyms

creeping crawling edging nudging advancing slowly moving bit by bit

Antonyms

rushing dashing leaping sprinting moving rapidly advancing quickly