hit-and-miss

American  

[hit-n-mis] / ˈhɪt nˈmɪs /

adjective

1. sometimes successful or rewarding and sometimes not.

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hit-and-miss British  

adjective

1. Also: hit or miss.  informal random; haphazard

   a hit-and-miss affair

   the technique is very hit and miss

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Etymology

Origin of hit-and-miss

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Lucasfilm was hit-and-miss under Kennedy—for every Star Wars success story like The Force Awakens, there were duds like Solo, a spinoff that focuses on original trilogy icon Han Solo.

From Barron's

Lucasfilm was hit-and-miss under Kennedy—for every Star Wars success story like The Force Awakens, there were duds like Solo, a spinoff that focuses on original trilogy icon Han Solo.

From Barron's

Kinghorn might well be playing for a starting place given that Hugo Keenan was hit-and-miss in the first Test.

From BBC

After - by its high standards - a hit-and-miss couple of years, Marvel is hoping for major success with Captain America: Brave New World, where Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson takes on the Cap America mantle; Thunderbolts, where a group of anti-heroes including Florence Pugh's Yelena Belova take on government missions; and The Fantastic Four: First Steps, starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn as the titluar quartet of heroes.

From BBC

Local officials have a litany of projects they want to complete ahead of 2028, from adding charging infrastructure to improving Metro stations close to venues, but so far attempts to secure federal funds have been hit-and-miss.

From Los Angeles Times