intermittentadjective
uk/ˌɪn.təˈmɪt.ənt/us/ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈmɪt.ənt/not happening regularly or continuously; stopping and starting repeatedly or with periods in between:
intermittent rain
an intermittent noise
Although she made intermittent movie appearances, she was essentially a stage actress.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Frequency & regularity - general words
- (as) regular as clockwork idiom
- clockwork
- erratic
- fitful
- frequency
- frequent
- frequently
- irregular
- many
- many a time idiom
- many's the idiom
- more
- more often than not idiom 1
- on and off idiom
- on-again, off-again
- on-off
- periodic
- periodically
- regular
- religiously
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intermittently
adverb uk/ˌɪn.təˈmɪt.ənt.li/us/ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈmɪt.ənt.li/
We've discussed this problem intermittently, but so far we've failed to come up with a solution.