in fits and starts

prepositional phrase

intermittently, jerkily

Similar
fitfully
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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. intermittently, jerkily

    Synonyms: fitfully

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phraseintermittently, jerkily

Similar
fitfully
Also see
discontinuouslyfitfully

Translations

Catalan a empentes i rodolons
  • a empentes i rodolonsTranslations
French par à-coups
  • par à-coupsTranslations
Italian a singhiozzo
  • a singhiozzoTranslations
Spanish a trompicones, a trancas y barrancas
  • a trompiconesTranslations
  • a trancas y barrancasTranslations
Swedish stötvis, ryckvis
  • stötvisTranslations
  • ryckvisTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

in fits and starts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20fits%20and%20starts

MLA

“in fits and starts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20fits%20and%20starts. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in fits and starts,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20fits%20and%20starts.

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