incrementally

American  

[in-kruh-men-tl-ee, ing-] / ˌɪn krəˈmɛn tl i, ˌɪŋ- /

adverb

1. by a series of increases or additions.

   Salary for this position starts at $50,338, rising incrementally to $54,113 per annum.

   Instruments are incrementally added to the song to build up and fill out the chords.

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Etymology

Origin of incrementally

First recorded in 1825–35; incremental ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )

Example Sentences

Analysts at Commerzbank, led by Barbara Lambrecht, wrote in a note on Friday that market participants are being “too optimistic” as strait traffic is only rising incrementally.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026

“The U.S. oil export machine is clearly unsustainable, though, and will incrementally slow down as commercial crude inventories are emptying and SPR has been drawn to historic lows,” he says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

He said: "We've noticed it going down incrementally every year, but, when the sun comes out, it's all OK again, so we just got to make our money in that time."

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Recently, “we pointed to the wide variance when it came to Street price targets as reflective of the uncertainty in the name, and thus incrementally supportive of owning the volatility,” wrote Jacobson.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

The buyer of the swap—the buyer of insurance—would be paid off not all at once, if and when the entire pool of mortgages went bust, but incrementally, as individual homeowners went into default.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis