fits and starts
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Turnarounds take time and progress in fits and starts.
From MarketWatch
But we need change driven by the next wave, which has its fits and starts.
Executives have continued to discuss offering multiple “affordable models,” though not without fits and starts.
It's hard to get momentum when only appearing in fits and starts, but he did a decent job overall.
From BBC
The pandemic reminded us of this in fits and starts.
From Salon
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