1. occurring or happening at irregular intervals; stopping and starting repeatedly rather than continuously

Examples

• The internet connection was intermittently dropping throughout the day.
• She checked her email intermittently while working on the project.
• The rain fell intermittently, with breaks of sunshine between showers.
• The old refrigerator hummed intermittently, sometimes running and sometimes silent.
• He attended the meetings intermittently, missing several sessions.
• The pain in her knee appeared intermittently, worse on some days than others.