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non-continuously
[/nɒn kənˈtɪnjuəsli/]
adverb
descontinuamente
1.
In a manner that is not continuous; with interruptions or breaks; not without stopping
The service operates non-continuously during weekends.
O serviço funciona descontinuamente nos fins de semana.
2.
At intervals rather than without interruption
The medication should be taken non-continuously as prescribed.
O medicamento deve ser tomado descontinuamente conforme prescrito.
Synonyms
intermittently
discontinuously
sporadically
at intervals
off and on
Antonyms
continuously
constantly
uninterruptedly
perpetually
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
descontinuamente
Standard usage
Portugal
descontinuamente
Standard usage
Related Idioms & Phrases
stop and start
on and off
in fits and starts
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