Notes on usage: A bit / a little bit

 

BrE = British English | NAmE = North American English

 

In BrE it is common to use a bit to mean ‘slightly’ or ‘to a small extent’: These shoes are a big tight. | I’ll be a bit later home tomorrow. | Can you turn the volume up a bit?

It is more common in NAmE to say a little, or (informal) a little bit. You can also use these phrases in BrE: These shoes are a little bit too tight. | I’ll be a little later home tomorrow. | Can you turn the volume up a little bit?

 

 

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See also:

Common Phrasal Verbs	Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors	Frequently confused words
Common Clichés	Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings	Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition	Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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