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in fits and starts

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in fits and starts
if something happens in fits and starts, it often stops and then starts again. Replies are arriving in fits and starts.
See also: fit, start


in fits and starts
without regular activity or progress. Though it moves along in fits and starts, this story is so imaginative it is a lot of fun to read.
See also: fit, start


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In a nutshell: ``War of the Roses''-style deconstruction of the romantic comedy that works in fits and starts, but ultimately collapses because it's really two or three different movies competing with each other.
It is a conversation we have had in fits and starts in California, but there has yet to be consensus or the political will to do anything differently.
I have a lot of energy and drive, so it was frustrating for me to realize that progress tends to happen in fits and starts, not in big leaps.
 
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