sporadically
Once in awhile
Sporadically means occurring at irregular intervals, without pattern or consistency.
Something that happens sporadically is neither continuous nor predictable: He exercises sporadically—maybe twice one week, then not again for a month.
The word suggests scattered instances rather than complete absence: Rain fell sporadically throughout the afternoon.
At infrequent intervals
- seldomOn few occasions
- rarelyNot often occurring
- sometimesAt irregular intervals
- intermittentlyAt irregular intervals
periodically · irregularly · uncommonly · scarcely · sparsely · infrequently · every so often · once in a while
In an inconsistent manner
- fitfullyIn irregular bursts
- unevenlyIn irregular manner
- inconsistentlyIn an unreliable manner
- patchilyIn irregular areas
spasmodically · discontinuously · haphazardly · choppily · jerkily · brokenly · in fits and starts · stop-and-go
Without deliberate selection
- diffuselyIn a spread-out way
- piecemealIn separate stages
- here and thereIn various places
- strewnSpread irregularly about
thinly · fragmentarily · disjointed · spread out · loosely
occasionally
At infrequent intervals
intermittently · periodically · irregularly · uncommonly · scarcely · sparsely · infrequently · every so often · once in a while · from time to time
erratically
In an inconsistent manner
- fitfullyIn irregular bursts
- unevenlyIn irregular manner
- inconsistentlyIn an unreliable manner
patchily · spasmodically · discontinuously · haphazardly · choppily · jerkily · brokenly · in fits and starts · stop-and-go · unpredictably
randomly
Without deliberate selection
- diffuselyIn a spread-out way
- piecemealIn separate stages
- here and thereIn various places
strewn · thinly · fragmentarily · disjointed · spread out · loosely
sporadicallyconstantly
At all times
continually · continuously · always · perpetually · incessantly
sporadicallyregularly
At fixed intervals
consistently · systematically · routinely · habitually · reliably