piecemealstrategy
nounUK /ˈpiːsmiːl ˈstrætədʒi/
US /ˈpiːsmiːl ˈstrætədʒi/
A plan where you do something a little bit at a time instead of all at once.
The team used a piecemeal strategy, fixing one small problem each day until the whole project was done.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A way of solving a big problem by breaking it into small parts.
Instead of one big change, they chose a piecemeal strategy to improve the school garden.
3. A plan that happens in separate stages rather than as one whole.
The piecemeal strategy meant each classroom got new books at different times.
4. An approach that may leave gaps because it is done in scattered pieces.
Critics said the piecemeal strategy left some neighborhoods without help.