Sporadically

/spəˈrædɪkli/

Meaning & Definition

adverb

Occasionally or at irregular intervals; not consistently.

The power outages occurred sporadically throughout the summer.

In a scattered or isolated manner.

The disease was reported sporadically in different regions of the country.

Not happening constantly or continuously.

She checks her emails sporadically, so it may take time for her to respond.

Characterized by infrequent occurrences.

The class met sporadically due to the ongoing renovations in the building.

From Latin 'sporadicus', from Greek 'sporadikos', meaning 'sowing, scattered'.

once in a while

Occasionally; not regularly.

few and far between

Rarely occurring; not often.

now and then

Sometimes but not regularly.

sporadic

Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.

irregular

Not even or balanced in formation or arrangement.

Once in a blue moon

I go to the gym once in a blue moon.

Hit or miss

Her attendance to our meetings is hit or miss.