Collocations for gradual - adj.

Gradual is used with these nouns:
acceleration, acceptance, accumulation, ascent, build-up, change, climb, decline, decrease, descent, deterioration, development, disappearance, disintegration, drift, emergence, erosion, escalation, establishment, evolution, expansion, extension, implementation, improvement, increase, introduction, loss, move, process, progression, realization, recovery, reduction, relaxation, replacement, return, rise, shift, slope, spread, transformation, transition, trend, withdrawal