Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “in fits and starts” and its meaning is “at regular intervals; not continuously, intermittently, irregularly, haphazardly, now and then, on and off, stopping and starting again”.
Example Sentence: If there’s one thing we know about climate breakdown, it’s that it will not be linear, smooth or gradual. Just as one continental plate might push beneath another in sudden fits and starts, causing periodic earthquakes and tsunamis, our atmospheric systems will absorb the stress for a while, then suddenly shift. Yet, everywhere, the programmes designed to avert it are linear, smooth and gradual.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article Earth’s tipping points could be closer than we think. Our current plans won’t work and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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