Incremental slippages on many fronts eventually accumulate to produce a large overall delay.

From an initial capital of £2,000, the Henshaws eventually accumulated a fortune of £154,000.

Either way, the oxygen did eventually accumulate in the atmosphere, with two major consequences.

Left uncleaned, kitchen exhaust systems eventually accumulate enough grease to become extreme fire hazards.

He eventually accumulates 369 of them, except for the one his mother buries because she claims it looks too much like the rural dean.

Surface water that doesn't evaporate or soak into the ground eventually accumulates at intermittent lakes.

They are subject to a high evaporation rate, hence salts eventually accumulate in the surface of the sediment.

As a result, he eventually accumulated the world's largest private collection of abstract expressionist works.

After a while, this solid layer accumulates and eventually needs to be cleaned out.

If over-applied, they can accumulate and eventually wash away in larger amounts, when the drought ends.