Translation of "gradatamente" into English

All’inizio Liu era riluttante, ma osservò mentre il marito gradatamente cambiava in positivo.

Liu was reluctant at first but watched as her husband gradually changed for the better.

E’ meglio abbassarli gradatamente invece che istituire misure irrealistiche che già in partenza sono destinate ad essere ignorate.

It is better to lower them step by step than to set up unrealistic measures and allow them to be ignored.