periodically

adverb

pe·​ri·​od·​i·​cal·​ly ˌpir-ē-ˈä-di-k(ə-)lē 

1

: at regular intervals of time

2

: from time to time : frequently

Examples of periodically in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Onboard power management, edge data processing, and wireless underwater acoustic communications help to operate the system remotely and periodically transmit information to the sea surface. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026

Councilmember Lisa Kaplan suggested raising money for a mobile food market to appear periodically in the Railyards, in response to residents’ grocery store concerns. — Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026

But he was also immersed in the jazz scene in New York and kept periodically returning to this life of drinking and carousing, even after his baptism. — Namara Smith, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2026

Saleh emerged firmly in control of the country, but southern separatists continued to agitate periodically. — Manfred W. Wenner All, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for periodically

• methodically