at regular intervals
idiom
1
: at times that are equally separated : with the same amount of time between occurrences
The buses run from 4 a.m. to midnight at regular intervals.
2
: with an equal amount of space between each
The boards are placed at regular intervals.
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Implement Mandatory Cybersecurity Training Sessions Organizations should have mandatory cybersecurity training sessions for all staff during onboarding and at regular intervals throughout the year.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
If students’ minds are wandering, the requirement of answering questions at regular intervals brings students’ attention back to the lecture.
—Zohara Assadipour, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
Overlaying Chandra's X-ray data (shown in bright blue) with the radio data reveals the likely cause of the fracture to be an impact from a pulsar, a rapidly spinning neutron star that sends out pulses of radiation at regular intervals.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 7 May 2025
Long, ponderous trains snake through at regular intervals.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
If students’ minds are wandering, the requirement of answering questions at regular intervals brings students’ attention back to the lecture.
—Zohara Assadipour, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
Overlaying Chandra's X-ray data (shown in bright blue) with the radio data reveals the likely cause of the fracture to be an impact from a pulsar, a rapidly spinning neutron star that sends out pulses of radiation at regular intervals.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 7 May 2025
Long, ponderous trains snake through at regular intervals.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
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“At regular intervals.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20regular%20intervals. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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