escalonadamente
gradually
escalón
step
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-mente
adverb suffix
Escalonadamente means gradually and can be thought of as doing something step0 by step0 (escalón0) in an adverbial1 way (-mente1).
adverb
- graduallyIn a gradual or step-by-step mannerEl proyecto se implementará escalonadamente durante los próximos meses. // The project will be implemented gradually over the next few months.