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.
Examples of at regular intervals in a Sentence
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Although the moon does pass by the sun at regular intervals, the perfect lineup necessary for a solar eclipse is often missed.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2024
The edges of tiles in Penrose tilings don’t fall at regular intervals, so specifying their distribution requires continuous real numbers rather than discrete integers.
—Ben Brubaker, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2024
And so, at regular intervals, Zaslav took a cue from every other Hollywood CEO in history by expressing his high hopes for the hot titles coming down the pike this year.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Feb. 2024
Free and open elections, conducted at regular intervals, in which each vote is weighed equally, are the mechanism by which citizens confer legitimacy on those who govern them.
—Loren Thompson, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
Non-adjudicated asylum seekers within U.S. borders shall be required to report to immigration authority at regular intervals, or face permanent deportation from the country and loss of any chance for citizenship.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2024
Of those, 28 were administered cola at regular intervals, while the remaining 23 waited for the obstruction to clear on its own.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Dec. 2023
That $5 billion is being spent mostly on DC fast-charging infrastructure, mostly at regular intervals along highway corridors, but also on charger reliability.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2024
Here's the write-up on Amazon: To live in New Orleans is to leave New Orleans at regular intervals, traveling light: three days of clothes, a cell phone and insurance papers, maybe a lap-top, a six-pack, a pet.
—Chris Mooney, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2024
The edges of tiles in Penrose tilings don’t fall at regular intervals, so specifying their distribution requires continuous real numbers rather than discrete integers.
—Ben Brubaker, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2024
And so, at regular intervals, Zaslav took a cue from every other Hollywood CEO in history by expressing his high hopes for the hot titles coming down the pike this year.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Feb. 2024
Free and open elections, conducted at regular intervals, in which each vote is weighed equally, are the mechanism by which citizens confer legitimacy on those who govern them.
—Loren Thompson, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
Non-adjudicated asylum seekers within U.S. borders shall be required to report to immigration authority at regular intervals, or face permanent deportation from the country and loss of any chance for citizenship.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2024
Of those, 28 were administered cola at regular intervals, while the remaining 23 waited for the obstruction to clear on its own.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Dec. 2023
That $5 billion is being spent mostly on DC fast-charging infrastructure, mostly at regular intervals along highway corridors, but also on charger reliability.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2024
Here's the write-up on Amazon: To live in New Orleans is to leave New Orleans at regular intervals, traveling light: three days of clothes, a cell phone and insurance papers, maybe a lap-top, a six-pack, a pet.
—Chris Mooney, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
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