FITS AND STARTS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Repeated bursts of activity

Example:

they worked in fits and starts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("fits and starts" is a kind of...):

burst; fit (a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason))

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