incremental strategy
noun phraseUK /ˌɪŋkrəˈmɛntəl ˈstrætədʒi/
US /ˌɪŋkrəˈmɛntəl ˈstrætədʒi/
A plan where you get better by taking many small steps, one at a time.
The team used an incremental strategy, fixing one bug each day until the game worked perfectly.
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2. In business, a way of growing by making small, steady improvements instead of one big change.
The company's incremental strategy added one new product line each year.
3. In computer programming, building software in small working pieces that are tested as you go.
Using an incremental strategy, she wrote and tested one function at a time.
4. In learning, studying a little bit regularly rather than cramming all at once.
His incremental strategy of reviewing ten words a day helped him learn the whole list.