fits and starts

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Activity which is intermittent, variable in intensity, and prolonged by interruptions

Paying for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in fits and starts undermines US military planning and risks the gains made by US troops.

repeated bursts of activity; "they worked in fits and starts
by fits and starts
sporadically, in an hasty and irregular manner
by fits and starts
intermittently; "he worked on his book by fits and starts
in fits and starts
according to his mood; intermittently
fits and starts

    Turkish pronunciation

    fîts ınd stärts

    Pronunciation

    /ˈfəts ənd ˈstärts/ /ˈfɪts ənd ˈstɑːrts/
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