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

“It happened incrementally, every day, little by little,” Bates said.

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Despite those efforts, lease rates have improved only incrementally, if at all this year.

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So the Stafford saga plays on, incrementally worsening as the Sept. 7 opener against the Houston Texans draws near.

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These challenge the orthodoxy of traditional physics-based computer forecasts that have been incrementally developed and improved over many decades.

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According to the settlement, the total is “22% of the Power Five schools’ average athletic revenues each year” and the revenue-sharing cap will incrementally increase every year.

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