intermit
Cease for now
To intermit is to pause or suspend temporarily, then resume: The fever intermitted for several hours before returning.
The word is formal and uncommon, appearing mostly in medical or technical contexts where something stops and starts at intervals.
Related to intermittent, which describes things that occur with breaks or pauses.
To stop doing
- ceaseTo discontinue activity
- stopCease all motion
- haltComplete sudden stop
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
terminate · break off · desist · arrest · end · cut off · leave off · knock off
Temporary cessation of activity
- breakInterrupt continuity
- lullTemporary period of quiet
- hiatusBreak in activity
- respiteShort pause from hardship
breather · recess · interlude · rest · gap · time-out · downtime · reprieve
Occurring at intervals
- recurrentHappening multiple times
- rhythmicHaving regular tempo
- oscillatingSwinging back and forth
- pulsingBeating with rhythm
alternating · on-and-off · stop-and-go · cyclic · fluctuating · episodic · fitful · spasmodic
Happening at intervals
- infrequentHappening only occasionally
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
- patchyIrregular in coverage
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
irregular · unpredictable · random · discontinuous · spasmodic · fitful · desultory · hit-or-miss
discontinue
To stop doing
suspend · terminate · break off · desist · arrest · end · cut off · leave off · knock off · quit
pause
Temporary cessation of activity
respite · breather · recess · interlude · rest · gap · time-out · downtime · reprieve · suspension
periodic
Occurring at intervals
- recurrentHappening multiple times
- rhythmicHaving regular tempo
- oscillatingSwinging back and forth
pulsing · alternating · on-and-off · stop-and-go · cyclic · fluctuating · episodic · fitful · spasmodic · recurring
occasional
Happening at intervals
- infrequentHappening only occasionally
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
- patchyIrregular in coverage
erratic · irregular · unpredictable · random · discontinuous · spasmodic · fitful · desultory · hit-or-miss · off-and-on
- intermittent fastingScheduled cycles of eating and abstaining
- intermittent rainPrecipitation with pauses between
- intermittent fastCycled eating and abstinence
intermittent, intermittently, intermittence, intermittency, intermitted