on a regular basis
At predictable intervals
On a regular basis means repeatedly at consistent intervals—daily, weekly, monthly, or whatever pattern applies.
The phrase often substitutes for simpler words like regularly or often: We meet on a regular basis says the same as We meet regularly.
It appears frequently in formal or business contexts, though critics consider it wordy.
- weeklyEvery seven days
- dailyPer diem, repeated
- day in day outContinuously without variation
- monthlyOccurring each lunar cycle
- annuallyOnce every year
every single day · habit · predictable · set in stone · hourly · around the clock · ritual · same old same old · consistent · dependable · methodical · fortnightly · routine · clockwork · pattern · systematic · schedule · quarterly
on a regular basissporadically
At irregular intervals
irregularly · intermittently · occasionally · infrequently · erratically
on a regular basisonce in a blue moon
Extremely infrequently
on a whim · randomly · unsystematically · now and again · here and there
regular, basis, regularly, regulate, regulation, regulator, regulatory, regularity, irregular