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FITS

n. countable
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈfɪts// UK //fˈɪts// fits

n. sudden, short periods of intense activity or strong feelings. You use this when something happens in bursts rather than all at once.

n. sudden, brief periods of intense activity, emotion, or physical symptoms. Often used in the plural to describe irregular bursts of energy or effort.


SIMPLE

She works in short fits of energy.

CONTEXTUAL

The project progressed in fits and starts as the team waited for funding approval.

COMPLEX

His recovery was marked by sudden fits of coughing that interrupted his sleep, though his overall health improved steadily throughout the week.

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Frequently appears in the idiomatic phrase 'in fits and starts' to describe irregular progress.

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