at intervals
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1
: with an amount of space in between
There are signs at regular intervals along the outside wall.
The chairs were placed at intervals of two feet.
2
: with an amount of time in between
It recurs at (regular) intervals of every six months.
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Such folkloric touches occur at intervals throughout the work, signalling the popular energies that will consume Stockmann.
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
One man from each team starts the match, and a new competitor joins the match at intervals.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
The competition involved standing on a narrow beam while balancing a ball on a disc and moving feet and hands down the beam and pole at intervals.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, flashes of lightning can be seen illuminating the structure at intervals, while rough ocean conditions below demonstrate the intensity of the Category 5 hurricane.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
One man from each team starts the match, and a new competitor joins the match at intervals.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
The competition involved standing on a narrow beam while balancing a ball on a disc and moving feet and hands down the beam and pole at intervals.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, flashes of lightning can be seen illuminating the structure at intervals, while rough ocean conditions below demonstrate the intensity of the Category 5 hurricane.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for at intervals
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“At intervals.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20intervals. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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