Antonyms for by fits and starts
| Grammar : Adj, adv |
| Spell : fit |
| Phonetic Transcription : fɪt |
Definition of by fits and starts
Origin :- "be suitable," probably from early 15c.; "to be the right shape," 1580s, from fit (adj.). Related: Fitted; fitting. Fitted sheets is attested from 1963.
- As in piecemeal : adj bit by bit
- As in irregularly : adv intermittently
Synonyms for by fits and starts
- any which way
- anyhow
- at intervals
- by degrees
- by fits and starts
- by turns
- disconnectedly
- eccentrically
- erratically
- fitfully
- fragmentary
- gradual
- gradually
- haphazardly
- helter-skelter
- in snatches
- infrequently
- intermittent
- intermittently
- interrupted
- jerkily
- little by little
- now and again
- occasionally
- off and on
- out of sequence
- partial
- partially
- patchy
- periodically
- slapdash
- spasmodically
- sporadically
- spotty
- step by step
- uncertainly
- uncommonly
- unevenly
- unmethodically
- unpunctually
- willy-nilly
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