quadrennially
Once per olympiad
Quadrennially means every four years or once in a four-year period.
The word appears most often in contexts involving elections, athletic competitions, and other events on four-year cycles: The U.S. president is elected quadrennially.
The Olympics occur quadrennially, alternating between summer and winter games.
Happening repeatedly over time
- periodicOccurring at intervals
- cyclicalRepeating in rounds
- regularOccurring at fixed intervals
- scheduledArranged for specific time
calendar · anniversary · milestone · countdown · intermittent · infrequent · leap year · duration
Vote for head of state
- ballotVoting document
- pollsOpinion surveys or voting sites
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- swing statesElectorally unpredictable regions
midterms · campaign trail · voter turnout · primary season · election year · caucus · political advertising · debates
Multi-sport event on snow
- host cityPlace staging an event
- opening ceremonyFormal start of event
- medal countTotal awards won
- torch relaySequential bearing of ceremonial fire
athletic competition · world records · qualifying rounds · Olympic trials · international competition · sporting event · Olympic village · ceremonies
recurring
Happening repeatedly over time
scheduled · calendar · anniversary · milestone · countdown · intermittent · infrequent · leap year · duration · frequency
presidential election
Vote for head of state
- ballotVoting document
- pollsOpinion surveys or voting sites
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
swing states · midterms · campaign trail · voter turnout · primary season · election year · caucus · political advertising · debates · incumbency
Winter Games
Multi-sport event on snow
- host cityPlace staging an event
- opening ceremonyFormal start of event
- medal countTotal awards won
torch relay · athletic competition · world records · qualifying rounds · Olympic trials · international competition · sporting event · Olympic village · ceremonies · gold medal
quadrenniallycontinuously
Without pause or interruption
constantly · perpetually · daily · incessantly · hourly