at regular intervals
idiom
1
: at times that are equally separated : with the same amount of time between occurrences
The buses run from 4 a.m. to midnight at regular intervals.
2
: with an equal amount of space between each
The boards are placed at regular intervals.
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Since the rate of material transfer tends to be fairly stable, novas in a stellar system will often repeat at regular intervals.
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
Plus, sickle cell patients often require large opioid doses at regular intervals, which can leave them open to suspicion and accusations of drug seeking.
—Emily Sohn, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Radiocarbon dating of the bones shows people used the site for similar rituals over the course of centuries, spaced out at regular intervals between 500 and 900 C.E., at the height of Chichén Itzá’s importance.
—Byandrew Curry, science.org, 12 June 2024
The script also ups the suspense by finding a temporary measure for the human prey to remain undetectable, and the introduction early on of an automatic gravity-generator reset at regular intervals foreshadows an imaginative way for that to factor in later.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2024
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
Plus, sickle cell patients often require large opioid doses at regular intervals, which can leave them open to suspicion and accusations of drug seeking.
—Emily Sohn, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Radiocarbon dating of the bones shows people used the site for similar rituals over the course of centuries, spaced out at regular intervals between 500 and 900 C.E., at the height of Chichén Itzá’s importance.
—Byandrew Curry, science.org, 12 June 2024
The script also ups the suspense by finding a temporary measure for the human prey to remain undetectable, and the introduction early on of an automatic gravity-generator reset at regular intervals foreshadows an imaginative way for that to factor in later.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2024
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“At regular intervals.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20regular%20intervals. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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