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Occurring in turn repeatedly

Occurring at intervals

Recurring at uniform intervals

Coming one after the other in a series

Present participle for take turns, change back and forth

Present participle for to perform by turns, or in succession

Present participle for travel regularly between two or more places

Present participle for to bat in place of another player

Present participle for to range or occur within a continuous spectrum

Present participle for to intersect

Present participle for to give variety to

Stepping into the breach

Present participle for to arrange (objects or parts) in a zigzag formation or so that they are not in line

Present participle for to respond to (a gesture or action) by making a corresponding one

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

full of ups and downs

blowing hot and cold

in a state of change

self-contradictory

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

Occurring at intervals

in fits and starts

on again and off again

by bits and pieces

on-again-off-again

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

at fixed intervals

every once in a while

occurring often

on-again, off-again

happening at intervals

bits and pieces

fits and starts

multicoloured^UK

catch-as-catch-can

multicolored^US

without purpose

on certain occasions

at various times

full of upheavals

interfered with

blowing hot and cold

full of conflict

full of ups and downs

by fits and starts

little by little

round-the-clock

around-the-clock

without respite

happening at regular intervals

standardised^UK

standardized^US

round the clock

dyed-in-the-wool

bred-in-the-bone

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Adjective

Recurring at uniform intervals

systematised^UK

systematized^US

standardised^UK

standardized^US

round-the-clock

around-the-clock

without respite

well-proportioned

on an even keel

black-and-white

like the Rock of Gibralter

without a break

for ever and ever

without surcease

without stopping

round the clock

with a steady pulse

undistinguishable

of the same kind

much of a muchness

well proportioned

more ❯

Adjective

Coming one after the other in a series

following after

one after another

without stopping

one after the other

straightforward

round-the-clock

around-the-clock

without respite

round the clock

without interruption

self-perpetuating

without ceasing

standardised^UK

standardized^US

world-without-end

all day and all night

seemingly endless

with no holds barred

for ever and ever

without a break

without surcease

till the cows come home

in for the long haul

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Verb

Present participle for take turns, change back and forth

shilly-shallying

acting in sequence

occurring in rotation

occurring in turn

working in sequence

acting reciprocally

taking it in turns

coming and going

following one another

blowing hot and cold

chopping and changing

following in turn

going up and down

hemming and hawing

going from one extreme to the other

humming and hawing

rising and falling

teeter-tottering

ebbing and flowing

pussyfooting around

running hot and cold

sitting on the fence

going back and forth

switching around

fence-straddling

keeping changing your mind

sitting on fence

having second thoughts

following in sequence

passing from one to another in rotation

using in place of

using in preference to

using as an alternative to

using as a replacement

using instead of

moving back and forth

moving to and fro

moving backward and forward

procrastinating

dodging the issue

beating about the bush

parrying questions

evading the issue

ducking the question

fudging the issue

beating around the bush

sidestepping the issue

ducking the issue

dragging your feet

getting cold feet

begging the question

playing a waiting game

changing one's mind

doubting oneself

doubting yourself

having misgivings

misrepresenting

whiling away time

hanging back from

vacillating about

having misgivings about

thinking twice about

having reservations about

having scruples about

shuffling about

shying away from

stalling for time

having qualms about

dragging your heels

avoiding the issue

taking your time

taking one's time

passing the buck

playing for time

dragging one's feet

using delaying tactics

putting off doing something

wiggle-waggling

straddling an issue

giving nothing away

scrupling about

playing it close to the vest

skirting the issue

dodging the question

umming and ahing

whiffling waffling

walking unsteadily

straddling the fence

speaking haltingly

giving the run around

moving clumsily

telling white lie

giving run around

clouding the issue

moving backwards and forwards

stretching the truth

adopting Fabian tactics

expressing reluctance

expressing misgivings

expressing reservations

giving a false colour to

dropping the ball

staying in the background

walking falteringly

taking a raincheck

postponing action

deferring action

kicking the can down the road

suspending action

talking blarney

waiting and seeing

shifting ground about

wondering about

feeling uncertain

demurring about

lacking conviction

thinking something unlikely

disrelishing something

minding doing something

feeling uneasy about

harbouring suspicions about

having hesitations about

expressing reservations about

having doubts about

having suspicions about

entertaining doubts about

harbouring reservations about

expressing suspicions about

swinging backwards and forwards

swinging back and forth

pottering about

pottering round

pottering around

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“Moments of beauty alternate with slapstick comedy.”

Verb

Present participle for to perform by turns, or in succession

giving turns to

taking in rotation

“Now you just alternate layers of that mixture and eggplant.”

Verb

Present participle for travel regularly between two or more places

Verb

Present participle for to bat in place of another player

Verb

Present participle for to range or occur within a continuous spectrum

Verb

Present participle for to intersect

Verb

Present participle for to give variety to

adding variety to

bringing variety to

giving variety to

Verb

Stepping into the breach

Verb

Present participle for to arrange (objects or parts) in a zigzag formation or so that they are not in line

arranging in a zigzag

Verb

Present participle for to respond to (a gesture or action) by making a corresponding one

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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