intermittentrelief
nounUK /ˌɪntəˈmɪtənt rɪˈliːf/
US /ˌɪntərˈmɪtənt rɪˈliːf/
A break from something hard that comes and goes, not all the time.
The medicine gave her intermittent relief from the headache, easing it for a while and then letting it return.
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2. In medicine, short periods when symptoms lessen but do not fully stop.
The treatment provided intermittent relief, with good days mixed with bad ones.
3. A pause in a difficult situation that happens now and then rather than continuously.
The rain brought intermittent relief to the drought-stricken fields.
4. Temporary easing of pressure or stress that recurs in cycles.
Workers felt intermittent relief between the busiest hours of the day.