[adverb], [adjective] [not gradable] sometimes [disapproving] - not done according to a plan but done at different times in different waysEverything is being done piecemeal.Without more government money, we'll have to implement the plan in a piecemeal fashion.
PIECEMEAL
Meaning of PIECEMEAL in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012