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Occurring in turn repeatedly

Appearing or occurring recurrently at intermittent intervals

Recurring at uniform intervals

Coming one after the other in a series

Present participle for to take or perform in turns, changing back and forth or in succession

Present participle for to pause in indecision before doing something

Present participle for to arrange (a series of parts) on each side of a median line alternately

Present participle for travel regularly between two or more places

Present participle for to give variety to

Present participle for to do something in someone's place

Present participle for to range or occur within a continuous spectrum

Present participle for to alternate, especially between scenes in a film

Present participle for to interweave or cross one with another

Present participle for to make something into something else

Present participle for to move to face in another direction

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Adjective

Occurring in turn repeatedly

occurring by turns

occurring in turns

following in sequence

always changing

full of ups and downs

blowing hot and cold

rapidly changing

rapidly evolving

in a state of change

vicissitudinous

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“One's eye is immediately drawn to the relief decoration of alternating acanthus and palm leaves that encircles the body just above the base.”

Adjective

Appearing or occurring recurrently at intermittent intervals

in fits and starts

on again and off again

by bits and pieces

on-again-off-again

few and far between

out of the common

in bits and pieces

every once in a while

occurring often

on-again, off-again

uncharacteristic

out of the ordinary

on certain occasions

at various times

at fixed intervals

disorganised^UK

disorganized^US

catch-as-catch-can

thin on the ground

without purpose

once in a blue moon

as scarce as hens' teeth

happening at intervals

blowing hot and cold

little by little

round-the-clock

by fits and starts

all over the place

full of ups and downs

all over the map

higgledy-piggledy

all over the shop

not conscientious

rapidly changing

without direction

all over the lot

rapidly evolving

always changing

in a state of change

constantly changing

trial and error

vicissitudinous

ill-thought-out

at sixes and sevens

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Adjective

Recurring at uniform intervals

systematised^UK

systematized^US

standardised^UK

standardized^US

with a steady pulse

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Adjective

Coming one after the other in a series

following after

one after another

one after the other

without stopping

straightforward

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Verb

Present participle for to take or perform in turns, changing back and forth or in succession

acting in sequence

shilly-shallying

working in sequence

blowing hot and cold

taking it in turns

occurring in rotation

occurring in turn

acting reciprocally

taking in rotation

coming and going

following one another

giving turns to

chopping and changing

following in turn

going up and down

ebbing and flowing

going from one extreme to the other

rising and falling

hemming and hawing

going back and forth

teeter-tottering

switching around

moving back and forth

moving to and fro

moving backward and forward

humming and hawing

passing from one to another in rotation

following in sequence

using in place of

using in preference to

using as an alternative to

using as a replacement

using instead of

transmogrifying

changing places

switching round

causing to change places

converting into

passing back and forth

changing around

turning the tables

making adjustments to

flip-flopping on

changing gears on

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“You can alternate between the various methods of practice given in this book, but be sure to continue to practice scales every day.”

Verb

Present participle for to pause in indecision before doing something

shilly-shallying

humming and hawing

hemming and hawing

sitting on fence

sitting on the fence

pussyfooting around

running hot and cold

chopping and changing

fence-straddling

keeping changing your mind

blowing hot and cold

procrastinating

getting cold feet

dragging your heels

playing a waiting game

whiffling waffling

going from one extreme to the other

umming and ahing

whiling away time

wondering about

feeling uncertain

lacking conviction

thinking something unlikely

harbouring reservations about

expressing suspicions about

having doubts about

feeling uneasy about

having reservations about

harbouring suspicions about

having suspicions about

having hesitations about

entertaining doubts about

expressing reservations about

using delaying tactics

taking a raincheck

putting off doing something

suspending action

postponing action

dragging your feet

deferring action

playing for time

letting something slide

kicking the can down the road

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Verb

Present participle for to arrange (a series of parts) on each side of a median line alternately

arranging in a zigzag

Verb

Present participle for travel regularly between two or more places

Verb

Present participle for to give variety to

adding variety to

bringing variety to

giving variety to

Verb

Present participle for to do something in someone's place

Verb

Present participle for to range or occur within a continuous spectrum

Verb

Present participle for to alternate, especially between scenes in a film

Verb

Present participle for to interweave or cross one with another

Verb

Present participle for to make something into something else

reorganising^UK

reorganizing^US

revolutionising^UK

revolutionizing^US

making innovations

making adjustments to

making alterations to

becoming different

making different

Verb

Present participle for to move to face in another direction

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