on a regular basis

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Prepositional phrase

on a regular basis

  1. (idiomatic) Regularly; occurring in regular time intervals or patterns.
    Synonym: on the regular
    Antonym: on an irregular basis
    • 1989, Grant Naylor, Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers:
      ' […] 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
    • 2013, Jonathan Alter, chapter 14, in The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 176:
      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.
    • 2023 June 3, Phil McNulty, “Manchester City 2-1 Manchester United”, in BBC Sport‎[1], Wembley Stadium, archived from the original on 10 August 2023:
      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.

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