Examples of “increment” in a Sentence

noun The process of growing bigger or increasing.

• The gradual increment of snow on the roof worried the homeowners.
• Small daily savings lead to a steady increment in your balance over time.
• The increment in the town's population was noticeable after the new factory opened.

noun The extra time added to a chess player's clock after each move.

• The tournament gave each player a five-second increment after every move.
• With a small increment on the clock, she could still think in the endgame.
• He lost on time because he forgot the increment only applied after finishing a move.