In / by fits and starts

When things happen in fits and starts, they start and stop frequently.It's challenging to be productive if you're working in fits and starts.
When traffic moves in fits and starts. It drives people crazy.

YouTube / iTunes / Spotify / Radio Public / Pocket Casts / Google Podcasts / Breaker / Overcast

Listen to ArtisanEnglish.jp posts & lesson intros here.



English Phrase: In/by fits and starts

We could say that today’s phrase, in fits and starts, is the opposite of yesterday’s word – flow.


When things happen in fits and starts, they start and stop frequently.


It’s tough to be productive if you’re working in fits and starts.

Sometimes, there’s too much distraction and too many interruptions for you to get any work done.

Working in fits and starts is very frustrating, just like traffic in the morning rush hour.


This post is understandable by someone with at least a 7th-grade education (age 12).  

On the Flesch-Kincaid reading-ease test, this post scores 79.  

The easier a passage is to read, the higher the score on a scale of 0 – 100.



Posted

in

by