around-the-clock vs intermittent

around-the-clock

adj
  • All day and night; all of the time. 

intermittent

adj
  • Existing only for certain seasons; that is, being dry for part of the year. 

  • Stopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span. 

How often have the words around-the-clock and intermittent occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )