by fits and starts

Adverb

Meaning

intermittently

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Synonyms

sometimes occasionally occasional periodically sporadic infrequent intermittently infrequently piecemeal from time to time sporadically variably on occasion at random now and then
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Antonyms

often frequently consistently continuously continually periodically
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Examples

he worked on his book by fits and starts Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

by fiat by finger rings by fishes by foot by force by force of