at regular intervals

at regular intervals

At an equal distance apart. Make sure to position those Christmas lights so that the flashing ones appear at regular intervals. I hope you scheduled things so that these clients show up at regular intervals—otherwise, we'll be swamped. Nurse, is my mother all right? That machine she's hooked up to keeps beeping at regular intervals.

See also: interval, regular

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at regular intervals

[of things in a series] at points that are equally distant from each other. You will find service stations at regular intervals along the highway. There are street lights at regular intervals on the main street of town.

See also: interval, regular

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