at regular intervals

idiom

: at times that are equally separated : with the same amount of time between occurrences

The buses run from 4 a.m. to midnight at regular intervals.

: with an equal amount of space between each

The boards are placed at regular intervals.

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Scattered at regular intervals throughout the system’s roughly 440 miles of underground track, emergency exit stairwells provide a last-ditch means of getting passengers stranded on a subway out of the system and onto the street. —

Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024 Step outside and try to shift your gaze away from electronic screens at regular intervals. —

Allen Kopelman, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 Prioritizing protein is also very difficult for postpartum moms who often struggle to just feed themselves at regular intervals. —

Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024 For younger women, HPV-only testing can begin at age 25 and continue at regular intervals thereafter. —

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