piecemeal
/ˈpisˌmil/
adverb
- 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
- 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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