incrementally
Step by step
Incrementally means by small amounts or stages rather than all at once.
Software updates roll out incrementally.
A student improves incrementally through practice.
The word emphasizes gradual, step-by-step progress: We're incrementally expanding our services.
It often appears in technical and business contexts where changes are introduced carefully rather than abruptly.
In slow stages
- bit-by-bitIn gradual increments
- piecemealIn separate stages
- step-by-stepIn sequential stages
- phasedIntroduced or removed incrementally
measured · steady · slowly · progressively · methodically · sequentially · systematically · iteratively
In increasing stages
- advancingMoving in forward direction
- developingBecoming more advanced
- evolvingChanging gradually over time
- refiningRemoving unwanted elements
enhancing · improving · optimizing · upgrading · bettering · maturing · growth · advancement
By repeated cycles
- modularlyIn separable units
- stagedArranged for effect
- algorithmicFollowing programmed steps
- proceduralFollowing set steps
agile · sprint · rollout · deployment · update · patch · release · milestone
By means of summing
- accumulativelyIn summing fashion
- tallyingSumming items systematically
- totalingCalculating a sum
- accumulationCollected mass over time
gradually
In slow stages
- bit-by-bitIn gradual increments
- piecemealIn separate stages
- step-by-stepIn sequential stages
phased · measured · steady · slowly · progressively · methodically · sequentially · systematically · iteratively · successively
progressively
In increasing stages
- advancingMoving in forward direction
- developingBecoming more advanced
- evolvingChanging gradually over time
refining · enhancing · improving · optimizing · upgrading · bettering · maturing · growth · advancement · refinement
iteratively
By repeated cycles
- modularlyIn separable units
- stagedArranged for effect
- algorithmicFollowing programmed steps
procedural · agile · sprint · rollout · deployment · update · patch · release · milestone · checkpoint
additively
By means of summing
- accumulativelyIn summing fashion
- tallyingSumming items systematically
- totalingCalculating a sum
- gradual phrasesbit by bit, little by little, step by step, one by one, piece by piece
incrementallyall at once
Occurring without gradual buildup
suddenly · instantaneously · completely · immediately · wholesale
incrementallyabruptly
Without gradual transition
suddenly · precipitously · sharply · discontinuously · jarringly