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BY FITS AND STARTS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does by fits and starts mean?
• BY FITS AND STARTS (adverb)
The adverb BY FITS AND STARTS has 1 sense:
1. intermittently
Familiarity information: BY FITS AND STARTS used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Intermittently
Context example:
he worked on his book by fits and starts
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