Every once in a while
In fits and starts and every once in a while are semantically related. In some cases you can use "In fits and starts" instead an adverb phrase "Every once in a while".
In fits and starts
Every once in a while and in fits and starts are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Every once in a while" instead an adverb phrase "In fits and starts".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- hardly and every once in a while
- hardly and in fits and starts
- infrequently and every once in a while
- infrequently and in fits and starts
- intermittent and every once in a while
- intermittent and in fits and starts
- irregularly and every once in a while
- irregularly and in fits and starts
- occasionally and every once in a while
- occasionally and in fits and starts
- sporadically and every once in a while
- sporadically and in fits and starts
- sometimes and every once in a while
- sometimes and in fits and starts
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In fits and starts and Every once in a while. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/every_once_in_a_while/in_fits_and_starts
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