in snatches
idiom
: for short periods of time
sleeping in snatches
: in small amounts
The plot of the novel came to me in snatches.
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The album, some of which is heard in snatches on the soundtrack, has a mellifluous monotony, as if Springsteen was mesmerized by his own loneliness.
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Like many writers with day jobs, Revord drafted the novel in snatches, often while on the Young Sheldon set, before the show ended in 2024.
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Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2025
Like many writers with day jobs, Revord drafted the novel in snatches, often while on the Young Sheldon set, before the show ended in 2024.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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“In snatches.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20snatches. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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