on a regular basis
91
2.3
- idiom
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con regularidad
- He exercises on a regular basis to stay healthy and fit.
- meet on a regular basis
- visit on a regular basis
- students on a regular basis
So again, get those fruits in your diet on a regular basis as well as ginger.
- So again, get those fruits in your diet on a regular basis as well as ginger.
- I mean, I get phone calls, emails, text messages on a regular basis from people asking for help.
- You playing you play golf on a regular basis.
- But you are so cool and I love hanging out with you on a regular basis.
- So my wife suggested starting to do meditation more on a regular basis.
- Go do that stuff that's shared suffering together with a group on a regular basis, whether you want to or not.
- So, for example, there was no such thing as using mass layoffs on a regular basis to manage the numbers.
- Yeah, on a regular basis, actually.
- You know, it, it's, it's something I, I, I crave and that I want on a regular basis.
Examples
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So flossing, seeing the dentist on a regular basis is absolutely critical.
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I tell people on a regular basis that my success is tied to you.
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We're eating food, we're living in buildings, and what we see around us on a regular basis is all formed of matter.
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How important for you is it to work with these people on a regular basis?
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Such activities should continue on a regular basis throughout the school year.
Academic text (1994) -
The heads do meet on a regular basis and did so today on a national level.
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The money in the bank is yours, and I'll send more on a regular basis.
Fiction book (1990) -
I mean, I get phone calls, emails, text messages on a regular basis from people asking for help.
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Best practices include meeting on a regular basis, such as quarterly, with clear goals and expected outcomes.
Academic text (2013) -
The participants agreed to hold meetings on a regular basis to discuss progress in export control implementation.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Happens many times
476
1.0
Happening many times in a short time
386
1.0
Often at the same or fixed times
382
1.0
It happens again and again
98
4.9
Happens many times, usually within a short time
73
1.8
Very often on many occasions
47
1.8
Happens again and again
2
4.1
Happens every week in the same way for a long time
1
4.3
Happens again and again at regular times
Antonyms
How Often
740
1.0
476
1.0
∞
1.0
91
2.3
∞
1.0
438
2.0
539
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'regular' (occurring at fixed intervals) and 'basis' (a manner or frequency) with 'on' marking temporal recurrence, so the overall meaning 'happening repeatedly' is directly inferable from the parts. The pattern 'on a ___ basis' is a productive collocation with clear cross-linguistic parallels, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will very likely understand this expression.
Etymology
The phrase on a regular basis comes from the image of a steady basis and a pattern that is regular, like marks on a calendar that repeat each week. So, it means 'happening repeatedly in a set pattern'.