intermittently

[in-ter-mit-nt-lee]

adverb

1. at occasional or uneven intervals.

   This species of flounder spawns mainly during the summer and early fall, but may spawn intermittently throughout the year.

   In this parched landscape, water flows intermittently, with lakes and streams forming in the wet season and disappearing in the dry season.

Other Word Forms

• nonintermittently adverb
• unintermittently adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of intermittently¹

intermittent ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Dealer systems were intermittently unavailable, and suppliers faced cancelled or delayed orders, with uncertainty about future supply.

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Mahan’s father had worked intermittently as a bartender.

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In came the resistance bands, dead lifts, dumbbells and agility drills, plus a private chef who got a sweet break from 8 p.m. until noon the next day, as Doncic intermittently fasted.

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Social sites have been intermittently accessible on smartphones, according to news agency AFP.

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However, it will not be the first time drivers have used the vests - teams have been testing them intermittently through the year.

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Related Words

• occasionally 
• periodically 
• sporadically