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intermittent work

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intermittent work [¦in·tər¦mit·ənt ′wərk]
(industrial engineering)
A type of task requiring moderate to highly demanding physical effort that is interrupted by short periods of rest or light work lasting a few seconds to a few minutes.


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Motorists should expect intermittent work on the shoulders during the next few weeks as the contractor installs guardrail and striping.
A smart but aimless fellow, he accompanies his girlfriend to Northern Thailand, where she takes a job as a schoolteacher and he finds intermittent work freelancing for English-language publications.
In competition where maximal intermittent work bouts are called for, it appears desirable to recover at a slow jog between 20 to 30% VO2max for optimal performance in subsequent intervals.
 
 
 
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