Intermittent

/ˌɪn.təˈmɪt.ənt/ adjective

Happening sometimes but not regularly or continuously; starting and stopping over time.

From Latin *intermittere* “to leave off, interrupt,” from *inter-* “between” and *mittere* “to send.” It originally described things that paused or broke off before starting again.

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