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at intervals

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piecemeal adj.
between adv.
irregularly adv.
now and then adv.
occasionally adv.
off and on adv.
on and off adv.
once in a while adv.
sometimes adv.

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

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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

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at intervals

First comes the bubble, in this case, 1867-72, then the bust, 1873-79, and at intervals thereafter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

Pulsars emit powerful beams of electromagnetic radiation from their magnetic poles at intervals measured in milliseconds.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 1, 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

One of the eyes winked spasmodically at intervals, lending an eerie liveliness to an otherwise motionless countenance.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

at intervals

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