dribs

1.doing the work in dribs and drabs.

一点一点完成工作。

2.He paid back the money in dribs and drabs.

他一点一点还钱。

3.finished the work in dribs and drabs.

零打做完工作

4.People started arriving in dribs and drabs from nine o’clock onwards.

从九点钟，人们开始三三两两。