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fits and starts

Noun
idiomatic plural plural-only
Japanese Meaning
断続的で、中断が入りながら続く一時的な活動状態。 / 一定のリズムや継続性がなく、時折途切れたり強度が変化したりする活動。 / その活動が一貫して継続せず、断続的に現れる状態。
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彼女の執筆の進みは断続的な中断を伴って進み、原稿は何か月も未完成のままだった。

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(idiomatic) Activity which is intermittent, variable in intensity, and prolonged by interruptions.

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fits and starts

Her writing progress advanced in fits and starts, leaving her manuscript unfinished for months at a time.

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Her writing progress advanced in fits and starts, leaving her manuscript unfinished for months at a time.

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