piecemeal

/ˈpisˌmil/
adverb
  1. In separate stages or parts, rather than all at once.
    • They renovated the house piecemeal, room by room.
    • He learned the language piecemeal by picking up words here and there.
    • The data was released piecemeal over several months.
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adjective
  1. Done or happening in separate stages or parts, often in a disorganized way.
    • A piecemeal strategy rarely leads to long-term success.
    • The piecemeal approach to fixing the problem only made things worse.
    • They criticized the piecemeal reforms as insufficient.
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