Translations for „inching“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

I . inch <-es> [ɪntʃ] N

inch

cal m

Phrases:

not to budge [or give] an inch

ani drgnąć

inch by inch

krok po kroku

by inches

o włos

every inch

każdy cal

to know every inch of sth

znać coś jak własną kieszeń

give someone an inch and they'll take a mile proverbial

daj mu palec, a on całą rękę chwyta

II . inch [ɪntʃ] VB intr

inch

wlec się

we were inching along in a traffic jam

wlekliśmy się w korku

III . inch [ɪntʃ] VB trans

to inch sth

poruszać coś z trudem

inch the truck forward

rusz ciężarówką nieco w przód

I inched myself towards the exit

powlokłem się w kierunku wyjścia

Usage examples with inching

we were inching along in a traffic jam

wlekliśmy się w korku

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is walloping the northeast coast, inching its way up right now.

www.newshub.co.nz

The cables were then to be tightened at each low tide, inching the wreck towards shore with each high tide.

en.wikipedia.org

Banks of monitors show images of cars and lorries inching along rainy streets, at some of the capital's most notorious flashpoints.

www.telegraph.co.uk

When the crown starts inching within his palsied grasp, he changes.

www.dailymail.co.uk

If anything, his past confirms only that he's capable of anything, a tightrope walker inching the wobbly line between supreme control and animal impulse.

www.thestar.com