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at intervals

ADJECTIVE
piecemeal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
gradual
WEAK
by fits and starts fragmentary intermittent interrupted little-by-little partial patchy spotty step-by-step
ADVERB
between
Synonyms
STRONG
betwixt
WEAK
amid amidst among bounded by centrally located enclosed by halfway in in the middle in the midst of in the seam in the thick of inserted interpolated intervening medially mid midway separating
ADVERB
irregularly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
erratically fitfully haphazardly infrequently sporadically unevenly
WEAK
any which way anyhow by fits and starts by turns disconnectedly eccentrically helter-skelter in snatches jerkily now and again occasionally off and on out of sequence periodically slapdash spasmodically uncertainly uncommonly unmethodically unpunctually willy-nilly
Antonyms
WEAK
evenly regularly
ADVERB
now and then
Synonyms
STRONGEST
every now and then every so often infrequently intermittently now and again occasionally periodically sporadically
WEAK
at times every once in a while from time to time hardly irregularly not often off and on on occasion once and again once in a blue moon once in a while once or twice sometimes
ADVERB
occasionally
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hardly infrequently periodically seldom sometimes sporadically
WEAK
at random at times every so often from time to time irregularly now and again on occasion once in a blue moon once in a while once or twice uncommonly
Antonyms
WEAK
always constantly frequently regularly steadily usually
ADVERB
off and on
Synonyms
WEAK
alternately at times every once in a while every so often fluctuating from time to time irregularly now and then occasionally on occasion once in a while sometimes sporadically vacillating variably
ADVERB
on and off
Synonyms
WEAK
at times discontinuously every now and then every once in a while every so often from time to time hardly infrequently intermittently irregularly now and again now and then occasionally off and on on occasion once in a blue moon once in a while periodically sometimes sporadically
ADVERB
once in a while
Synonyms
WEAK
at times every now and then every so often from time to time hardly infrequently irregularly now and again on occasion once in a blue moon periodically rarely seldom sometimes sporadically
ADVERB
sometimes
Synonyms
STRONGEST
consistently constantly frequently occasionally
WEAK
at times ever and again every so often from time to time here and there intermittently now and again now and then off and on on occasion once in a blue moon once in a while periodically recurrently
Antonyms
WEAK
never

Example Sentences

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"Our study suggests using them intermittently, then activating suction at intervals, might be better. That's because mosquitoes don't tend to stick around their target when both clues aren't used at the same time."

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

Under pressure from neighbors, Germanic and Sarmatian tribes began crossing the Danube, one of Rome’s borders, in the 160s and continuing at intervals throughout the 170s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

In tuna longlining, the ship uses a line made of thick microfilament, sometimes stretching as long as 40 miles, with baited hooks attached at intervals.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

Through 2027, he will return at intervals to the Royal Opera to conduct all four installments of a “Ring” cycle staged by Barrie Kosky.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2024

He hadn’t noticed before, but a line of identical statues ringed the city at intervals of about a hundred yards.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan