nach und nach
German, adverb/ˌnaːx ʊnt ˈnaːx/
nach und nach is spelled N-A-C-H-U-N-D-N-A-C-H (11 letters). Nach und nach is a German adverb meaning “gradually, little by little, bit by bit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does nach und nach mean in English?
adverb
- 1
gradually, little by little, bit by bit
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. in einer langsamen, aber stetig fortschreitenden Entwicklung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce nach und nach?
- /ˌnaːx ʊnt ˈnaːx/
- [ˌnaːχ ʔʊnt ˈnaːχ]
- [ˌnaː.χ‿ʊ(nt)ˈnaːχ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nach und nach
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.