fēn​qī

in installments

分期 fēn​qī
in installments noun
Done by stages, step by step, or in multiple staggered payments.
to periodize
To divide a continuous process into several distinct time periods or stages, such as historical eras or stages of a disease

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.270 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
7.15 per million

Sources