intermitted
Broke off briefly
Intermitted is the past tense of intermit, meaning to pause or suspend temporarily.
Something that intermitted stopped for a time before resuming: The rain intermitted long enough for us to reach the car.
The word is rare; its adjective form intermittent sees far more use.
Halted or hanging temporarily
- haltedCame to rest
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- stalledStopped unexpectedly
- delayedMade to wait longer
held · deferred · tabled · adjourned · shelved · stayed · arrested · checked
Deviating from normal patterns
- infrequentHappening only occasionally
- occasionalHappening at intervals
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- fitfulIrregular and spasmodic
discontinuous · episodic · scattered · patchy · spotty · on-and-off · periodic · spasmodic
suspended
Halted or hanging temporarily
delayed · held · deferred · tabled · adjourned · shelved · stayed · arrested · checked · interrupted
irregular
Deviating from normal patterns
- infrequentHappening only occasionally
- occasionalHappening at intervals
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
fitful · discontinuous · episodic · scattered · patchy · spotty · on-and-off · periodic · spasmodic · unsteady
interval
Duration between two points
lull · recess · pause · breather · respite · rest · interregnum · cessation · time-out · downtime
halted
Came to rest
- stoppedBrought to a halt
- terminatedBrought to an end
- endedCame to a stop
discontinued · suspended · ceased · concluded · abandoned · withdrawn · axed · scrapped · repealed · revoked
intermittedcontinued
Went on without stopping
persisted · persevered · sustained · maintained · proceeded
intermittedresumed
Started again after stopping
recommenced · restarted · renewed · picked up again · reinitiated
intermittedended
Came to a stop
terminated · concluded · finished · discontinued · expired
- intermittent fastingScheduled cycles of eating and abstaining
- intermittent rainPrecipitation with pauses between
- intermittent fastCycled eating and abstinence