incrementally

[ in-kruh-men-tl-ee, ing- ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of incrementally¹

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

Example Sentences

Apple has made incremental but consistent progress in diversifying its workforce.

From Fortune

It’s easier to prove the incremental reach and efficacy of the media and it’s easier to funnel insights back into the campaign to make an investment work even harder next time.

From Digiday

There’s been incremental support for more infill development.

From Voice of San Diego

To help keep Nikic motivated and in acknowledgment of the fact that “Chris doesn’t like pain,” his father said he devised a “1 percent plan” that called for incremental but regular improvement.

From Washington Post

There’s a real focus in those briefs on accountability and proving that the media bought is going to deliver incremental value.

From Digiday

MEGAN: I get conflicting stories about whether battery cost is falling a great deal, or only slowly and incrementally improving.

From The Daily Beast

Public coffers have been receiving incrementally more payroll taxes, property taxes, corporate income taxes, and sales taxes.

From The Daily Beast

American courts are at last, finally, coming up with sane solutions … but oh so slowly and incrementally.

From The Daily Beast

These hackers have incrementally more powerful computers, but what are they doing?

From The Daily Beast

How do things change—if they change—incrementally, over time?

From The Daily Beast

Incrementally, reason trickled back into my mind, and with it came ire.

From Project Gutenberg