Synonyms and antonyms of Starting and stopping often in American Thesaurus

stop-start (adjective)

continuously starting, stopping, and starting again

fitful (adjective)

starting and stopping often

uneven (adjective)

not happening or appearing in a regular pattern

on-off (adjective)

British on-again, off-again

by/in fits and starts ()

stopping and starting again many times, rather than progressing steadily

on-again, off-again (adjective)

not happening continuously

bursty (adjective)

informal happening in short sudden periods

discontinuous (adjective)

formal not continuing without stopping or being interrupted