at intervals
idiom
1
: with an amount of space in between
There are signs at regular intervals along the outside wall.
The chairs were placed at intervals of two feet.
2
: with an amount of time in between
It recurs at (regular) intervals of every six months.
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James then tied and cut the yarn at intervals before fluffing each newborn pompom with her fingers.
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Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Oct. 2024
The idea behind them is that these brightly-burning rounds are loaded into the ammo feed at intervals of four-to-one with the more lethal ones so that the gunner can see where the spray of shot is flying.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2024
The vaccines are given in four doses, starting around 5 months of age and ending over a year later with a booster, at intervals that don’t match when other childhood vaccines are administered.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 1 Aug. 2024
From there, if all goes smoothly, election workers in counties statewide expect to tally votes cast in person on Tuesday and release those at intervals throughout Tuesday night.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 30 July 2024
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Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Oct. 2024
The idea behind them is that these brightly-burning rounds are loaded into the ammo feed at intervals of four-to-one with the more lethal ones so that the gunner can see where the spray of shot is flying.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2024
The vaccines are given in four doses, starting around 5 months of age and ending over a year later with a booster, at intervals that don’t match when other childhood vaccines are administered.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 1 Aug. 2024
From there, if all goes smoothly, election workers in counties statewide expect to tally votes cast in person on Tuesday and release those at intervals throughout Tuesday night.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 30 July 2024
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“At intervals.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20intervals. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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