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
Stephania	stə-FAN-yə	English
SelÂHattİN	-	Turkish
Sevastian	-	Russian
Jehoash	ji-HO-ash (English), jee-HO-ash (English)	Biblical
Arminius	-	Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Walsh	[wɔ:lʃ]