episodically
Now and then
Episodically means in episodes or separate installments rather than continuously.
A television series released episodically drops one episode at a time.
The word also describes things that occur sporadically or intermittently: He exercised episodically, with long gaps between gym visits.
The pain returned episodically over several months.
At irregular intervals
- sporadicallyAt irregular intervals
- occasionallyAt infrequent intervals
- periodicallyAt recurring intervals
- irregularlyNot following a pattern
infrequently · sometimes · now and then · on and off · from time to time · at intervals · here and there · fitfully
Released in sequential parts
- installmentsPeriodic partial payments
- chaptersMain divisions of text
- segmentsSeparate parts of something
- arcsCurved line segments
storylines · cliffhangers · sequentially · binge-watching · streaming · recap · previously · anthology
Involuntary vivid memory episodes
- fragmentsIncomplete broken pieces
- recollectionsRetrieved past experiences
- reminiscencesSpoken or written memories
- glimpsesBrief, incomplete views
vignettes · snapshots · moments · autobiographically · memoir · nostalgia · remembering · reflectively
intermittently
At irregular intervals
- sporadicallyAt irregular intervals
- occasionallyAt infrequent intervals
- periodicallyAt recurring intervals
irregularly · infrequently · sometimes · now and then · on and off · from time to time · at intervals · here and there · fitfully · spasmodically
serialized
Released in sequential parts
- installmentsPeriodic partial payments
- chaptersMain divisions of text
- segmentsSeparate parts of something
arcs · storylines · cliffhangers · sequentially · binge-watching · streaming · recap · previously · anthology · miniseries
flashbacks
Involuntary vivid memory episodes
- fragmentsIncomplete broken pieces
- recollectionsRetrieved past experiences
- reminiscencesSpoken or written memories
glimpses · vignettes · snapshots · moments · autobiographically · memoir · nostalgia · remembering · reflectively · anecdotally
- frequency wordsalways, never, often, sometimes, usually
- infrequencyrarely, seldom, infrequent, infrequently, occasionally
episodicallycontinuously
Without pause or interruption
constantly · continually · uninterruptedly · perpetually · permanently
episodicallyregularly
At fixed intervals
consistently · systematically · routinely · predictably · uniformly