intermittently

American  

[in-ter-mit-nt-lee] / ˌɪn tərˈmɪt nt li /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• nonintermittently adverb
• unintermittently adverb

Etymology

Origin of intermittently

intermittent ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

And dispatchable resources like natural gas plants are being retired and replaced by solar and wind systems that operate intermittently.

From Barron's

To those of us who do possess phones and pay attention, at least intermittently, to the news, Jelly Roll’s response may seem impossible.

From Salon

The mountain was still intermittently belching steam and ash, and the best record of what was going on inside the volcano was the elements that came spewing up, out the top.

From Literature

Despite the presence of mild frost on the part of Mira, whose face intermittently flickers with anxiety, disorientation and more deeply buried feelings, she and Beckett have accepted Edgar’s invitation to stop by.

From The Wall Street Journal

However, it said many users still do not have full access and can only connect intermittently and for very limited periods, often after repeated attempts.

From BBC

Related Words

• occasionally
• periodically
• sporadically