incremental
adjective/ˌɪnkrəˈmɛntəl/
Frequency rank: #8,772 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
happening or done in small stages or steps, rather than all at once.
Example sentence
The team made incremental improvements to the software every week.
Synonyms & related words
- gradual
- progressive
- stepwise
- steady
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