alternate with

alternate with

1. To share a role or task with another person. Because we're co-hosting the talent show together, we're planning to alternate with jokes and introductions.
2. To appear repetitively with something else. That pattern is visually overwhelming; it's just a constant line of circles alternating with squares.
See also: alternate
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

alternate with something

 
1. [for someone] to serve as a substitute for someone. I alternated with Fred as the lead in the school play. They asked Harry to alternate with Ron on the team.
2. [for something] to appear repetitively and regularly in a sequence with something else. (For instance, A alternates with B in the sequence ABABAB.) In this design the straight lines alternate with the circles. The red dots alternate with the blue ones.
See also: alternate
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • link together (with someone or something)
  • while we're young
  • stay clear
  • steer/stay/keep clear
  • leave (someone or something) in the hands of (one)
  • on (the) air
  • on air
  • on the air
  • in the stretch
  • up to (one's) ears in (something)
References in periodicals archive
Under the old rule, you could fly halfway across the country, miss a GPS approach and navigate to your alternate with GPS but you couldn't plan to shoot a GPS approach.
Choosing An Alternate: It's not that complicated, but it does have a lot of moving parts. But don't let the rules limit your ultimate choices
Legally you could fly to Nervino without an alternate with weather conditions below approach minimums, but is that smart?
Alternate alternatives: we put a lot of effort into selecting a legal and safe alternate, but once airborne the best bet can often turn out to be another airport entirely
Back-Up Catchers set up close to the fence and work on framing pitches, then alternate with the regular catchers in the drill that follows.
A total defensive program
While an alternate with food, fuel and maintenance is a great thing, it's really not as important as departing with full awareness of what's out there to improve the quality of a diversion decision you may have to make in a hurry.
Real-world alternates: you may not have to file for one, but having a Plan B--and enough gas to implement it--requires some planning
Without it, you need to file an alternate with weather forecast at your ETA to have at least the alternate weather listed, or if none is listed, 800 and 2 if all you've got is a non-precision approach, or 600 and 2 if there is a precision approach available.
Plan a real alternate: your legal alternate is for the FAA and an ultimate fallback. Your real Plan B should suit your needs before it meets the regs
The second error is in listing an alternate with GPS-only approaches which is allowed for WAAS-equipped aircraft.
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