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periodically
pe·ri·od·ic P0194100 (pîr′ē-ŏd′ĭk)adj.1. Having or marked by repeated cycles: periodic oscillations.2. Happening or appearing regularly or from time to time: periodic dental checkups; periodic rain showers.3. Characterized by periodic sentences.
pe′ri·od′i·cal·ly adv.Synonyms: periodic, sporadic, intermittent, occasional
These adjectives all mean recurring or reappearing now and then. Something periodic occurs at regular or unsurprising intervals: periodic disruptions in electricity. Sporadic implies scattered, irregular, unpredictable, or isolated instances: spies who could manage only sporadic contact. Intermittent describes something that stops and starts, often with no discernable pattern: heard intermittent gunfire in the distance. What is occasional happens randomly and irregularly: a retired celebrity still making occasional appearances in public.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | periodically - in a sporadic manner; "he only works sporadically"sporadically |
periodicallyadverbOnce in a while; at times:betimes, intermittently, occasionally, sometimes, sporadically.Idioms: ever and again, now and again.Translationsperiod (ˈpiəriəd) noun1. any length of time. a period of three days; a period of waiting. 時期 时期2. a stage in the Earth's development, an artist's development, in history etc. the Pleistocene period; the modern period. 紀 纪3. the punctuation mark (.), put at the end of a sentence; a full stop. 句號 句号 adjective (of furniture, costumes etc) of or from the same or appropriate time in history; antique or very old. period costumes; His house is full of period furniture (=antique furniture). 過去某一特定時期的 过去某一特定时期的ˌperiˈodic (-ˈo-) adjective1. happening, done etc occasionally. He suffers from periodic fits of depression. 間歇(性)的 间发（性）的 2. (also ˌperiˈodical) happening, done etc at regular intervals. periodical reports. 週期性的 周期的ˌperiˈodically adverbWe see each other periodically. 定期地 定期地ˌperiˈodical (-ˈo-) noun a magazine which is issued regularly (every week, month etc). 期刊 期刊 adjectivesee periodic.
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Synonyms for periodicallyadv once in a while; at timesSynonyms- betimes
- intermittently
- occasionally
- sometimes
- sporadically
Synonyms for periodicallyadv in a sporadic mannerSynonyms |