at regular intervals
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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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Long, ponderous trains snake through at regular intervals.
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Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Heads, wings and plumage were scattered at regular intervals.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
The water should be consumed at regular intervals throughout the day and as much as possible throughout the night.3
Drinking water in this volume produces between 2.5 to 3 liters of very light-colored urine.
—Robert Burakoff, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
The challenge was to audition for RuPaul’s Drag Race Live!, the Las Vegas show that switches out Drag Race cast members at regular intervals.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2025
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Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Heads, wings and plumage were scattered at regular intervals.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
The water should be consumed at regular intervals throughout the day and as much as possible throughout the night.3
Drinking water in this volume produces between 2.5 to 3 liters of very light-colored urine.
—Robert Burakoff, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
The challenge was to audition for RuPaul’s Drag Race Live!, the Las Vegas show that switches out Drag Race cast members at regular intervals.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for at regular intervals
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“At regular intervals.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20regular%20intervals. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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