at regular intervals

phrase

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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Difficult to set out into, and at regular intervals people got disorientated and drove up gravel paths to places that no longer existed, or where the original track cut off. Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026 Devdutt Padikkal, who posted a century in the first innings, scored 44 off 75 balls and Lokesh Rahul scored 35 but Sri Lanka struck at regular intervals Tuesday morning as India tried to score quickly and press advantage. ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 This allowed Phia to drop cookies at regular intervals, potentially replacing other referrers’ cookies and giving it a higher chance of winning the commission. Bloomberg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026 That will be followed by staggered releases of about 7% of total shares at regular intervals through October, another unlock tied to the company's third-quarter earnings and a final release after 180 days. Yun Li, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026 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 26 Aug. 2026.

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