by starts and leaps

English

Alternative forms
  • by leaps and starts

Prepositional phrase

by starts and leaps

  1. In sudden short bursts; without being tidy and regular.
    • L'Estrange
      Nature does nothing by starts and leaps, or in a hurry.
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