Synonyms and antonyms of Starting and stopping often in British 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 happening, stopping, and then happening again, several times

by/in fits and starts ()

stopping and starting again many times, rather than progressing steadily

bursty (adjective)

informal happening in short sudden periods

discontinuous (adjective)

formal not continuing without stopping or being interrupted