fits and starts vs goalless

fits and starts

noun
  • Activity which is intermittent, variable in intensity, and prolonged by interruptions. 

goalless

adj
  • Devoid of goals; ambitionless. 

  • Without goals; in which no goals have been scored; having scored no goals. 

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