Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on a regular basis

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English

Syllables: on a reg-u-lar ba-sis
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Regularly; occurring in regular time intervals or patterns.

Example Sentences

"'[…] I tipped her double to pretend we were dating on a regular basis, and to act as if she was crazy about me. Only in public,' Rimmer waved his hand, as if to ward off evil thoughts"
"Three of them—Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee, and Newt Gingrich—had contracts with Fox News that paid them handsomely to say outrageous and thus bankable things on a regular basis."
"United are increasingly confident of signing Chelsea's England midfield man Mason Mount, while a top line striker is a pressing priority, with Tottenham's Harry Kane linked on a regular basis."

Synonyms

on the regular regularly

Antonyms

on an irregular basis

Questions

What does on a regular basis mean?: Regularly; occurring in regular time intervals or patterns.

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