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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The Staten Island Expressway rumbled not far away; strip malls were visible to the east, and equipment that measures landfill gas poked through the ground at regular intervals—the trash beneath the park is still decomposing—and yet the air smelled sweet.
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Eric Lach, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
The researchers measured knee pain, knee loading, and cartilage microstructure (using MRI scanning) at regular intervals over 12 months.
—New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2025
The protesters were in no mood to hear anything Casten had to say, continually interrupting him at regular intervals.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
Gringotts is topped with a dragon that breathes fire at regular intervals, as weather permits.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 31 July 2025
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Eric Lach, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
The researchers measured knee pain, knee loading, and cartilage microstructure (using MRI scanning) at regular intervals over 12 months.
—New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2025
The protesters were in no mood to hear anything Casten had to say, continually interrupting him at regular intervals.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
Gringotts is topped with a dragon that breathes fire at regular intervals, as weather permits.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 31 July 2025
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“At regular intervals.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20regular%20intervals. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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