All by fits and starts synonyms
fit
B b adv by fits and starts
- haphazardly β in a haphazard manner; at random.
- fitfully β coming, appearing, acting, etc., in fits or by spells; recurring irregularly.
- infrequently β happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits.
- sporadically β (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- unevenly β not level or flat; rough; rugged: The wheels bumped and jolted over the uneven surface.
- anyhow β Anyhow means the same as anyway.
- helter-skelter β in headlong and disorderly haste: The children ran helter-skelter all over the house.
- occasionally β at times; from time to time; now and then.
- off and on β so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off.
- periodically β recurring at intervals of time: periodic revivals of an interest in handicrafts.
- slapdash β in a hasty, haphazard manner: He assembled the motor slapdash.
- uncommonly β in an uncommon or unusual manner or degree.
- willy-nilly β in a disorganized or unplanned manner; sloppily.
- by turns β You can use by turns to indicate that someone has two particular emotions or qualities, one after the other.
- disconnected β disjointed; broken.
- eccentrically β deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd: eccentric conduct; an eccentric person.
- jerkily β characterized by jerks or sudden starts; spasmodic.
- now and again β at the present time or moment: You are now using a dictionary.
- spasmodically β given to or characterized by bursts of excitement.
- uncertainly β not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
- methodic β performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- punctual β strictly observant of an appointed or regular time; not late; prompt.
adj by fits and starts
- gradual β taking place, changing, moving, etc., by small degrees or little by little: gradual improvement in health.
- by degrees β If something happens by degrees, it happens slowly and gradually.
- fragmentary β consisting of or reduced to fragments; broken; disconnected; incomplete: fragmentary evidence; fragmentary remains.
- gradually β taking place, changing, moving, etc., by small degrees or little by little: gradual improvement in health.
- intermittent β stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain.
- interrupted β having an irregular or discontinuous arrangement, as of leaflets along a stem.
- partial β being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.
- partially β being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.
- patchy β characterized by or made up of patches.
- spotty β full of, having, or occurring in spots: spotty coloring.
- intermittently β stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain.
- little by little β small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- step by step β a movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down again in a new position, accompanied by a shifting of the weight of the body in the direction of the new position, as in walking, running, or dancing.