By fits and starts
In fits and starts and by fits and starts are semantically related. In some cases you can use "In fits and starts" instead an adverb phrase "By fits and starts".
In fits and starts
By fits and starts and in fits and starts are semantically related. You can use "By fits and starts" instead an adverb phrase "In fits and starts".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- irregularly and by fits and starts
- irregularly and in fits and starts
- piecemeal and by fits and starts
- piecemeal and in fits and starts
- gradually and by fits and starts
- gradually and in fits and starts
- sporadically and by fits and starts
- sporadically and in fits and starts
- off and on and by fits and starts
- off and on and in fits and starts
- intermittently and by fits and starts
- intermittently and in fits and starts
- on and off and by fits and starts
- on and off and in fits and starts
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In fits and starts and By fits and starts. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/by_fits_and_starts/in_fits_and_starts
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In fits and starts or By fits and starts. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/by_fits_and_starts/in_fits_and_starts.