hit-or-miss

• Beschreibt etwas, das manchmal gut und manchmal schlecht ist, mit unvorhersehbaren Ergebnissen. Etwas, das unzuverlässig oder von wechselndem Erfolg ist.

Describes something that is sometimes good and sometimes bad, with unpredictable results.

1. Unpredictable or randomB2informal

   Dependent upon or characterized by chance; sometimes successful and sometimes not.

   Unberechenbar

   • Finding a parking spot in this area is hit-or-miss.
   • His cooking is hit-or-miss; some dishes are great, others are terrible.
   • The results of the experiment were hit-or-miss, with no clear pattern.

   Synonymearbitrarycapriciouschancedisorganizederratichaphazardindiscriminaterandomunpredictableunsystematic

   Antonymecertainconsistentdependableinfallibleinvariablemethodicalpredictableregularreliablesuresystematicuniform