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fit
(redirected from in fits and starts)

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fit1
Pathol a sudden attack or convulsion, such as an epileptic seizure

fit2
Archaic a story or song or a section of a story or song

fit [fit]
(design engineering)
The dimensional relationship between mating parts, such as press, shrink, or sliding fit.


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In a nutshell: ``War of the Roses''-style deconstruction of the romantic comedy that works in fits and starts, but ultimately collapses because it's really two or three different movies competing with each other.
It is a conversation we have had in fits and starts in California, but there has yet to be consensus or the political will to do anything differently.
I have a lot of energy and drive, so it was frustrating for me to realize that progress tends to happen in fits and starts, not in big leaps.
 
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