By fits and starts
Willy-nilly and by fits and starts are semantically related. in intermittently topic. In some cases you can use "Willy-nilly" instead an adverb phrase "By fits and starts".
Willy-nilly
Willy-nilly adverb - Without definite aim, direction, rule, or method.
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Synonyms for Willy-nilly
By fits and starts and willy-nilly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "By fits and starts" instead an adverb phrase "Willy-nilly".
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Related pairs
- uncommonly and by fits and starts
- uncommonly and willy-nilly
- infrequently and by fits and starts
- infrequently and willy-nilly
- haphazard and by fits and starts
- haphazard and willy-nilly
- disorganized and by fits and starts
- disorganized and willy-nilly
- helter-skelter and by fits and starts
- helter-skelter and willy-nilly
- slapdash and by fits and starts
- slapdash and willy-nilly
- irregularly and by fits and starts
- irregularly and willy-nilly
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