一来二去

Traditional form:

一來二去

Pinyin (reading):

yīlái'èrqù

Definitions:

• gradually
• little by little
• in the course of time

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 来 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
• 二 - two; twice
• 去 - to go away, to leave, to depart

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 來 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
• 二 - two; twice
• 去 - to go away, to leave, to depart