fits and starts

*fits and starts

with irregular movement; with much stopping and starting. (*Typically: by ~; in ~; with ~.) Somehow, they got the job done in fits and starts. By fits and starts, the old car finally got us to town.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
OisÍN	OSH-een, USH-een	Irish, Irish Mythology
Assunta	-	Italian
Else	[els]
Hogan	['həugən]
Shakil	-	Arabic
Ildefonso	-	Spanish