Not pausing periodically to listen, to look around the dark apartment.
As the party passed through the fetid jungle, the Army paused periodically to empty their automatic weapons at anything that moved.
Global mirror periodically pauses updates of the primary volumes and swaps change recording bitmaps.
As the story unfolds, the action periodically pauses so that the viewer can select the path to be followed by the main character.
He paused periodically to listen but detected only the normal, sleepy sounds of the wood.
He moved cautiously onto the grass-covered plainlands, inching forward a few yards at a time, pausing periodically to listen.
"I take little vacations every day," he says, describing how he pauses periodically to stare at that picture.
Alex watched the lightning display for a while, timing the thunderclaps and pausing periodically to swat mosquitoes.
Rescue paused periodically to rearrange the thick scarf he wore around his neck, despite the warmth.
My progress was slow, and he paused periodically to allow me to catch up.