"frequent thing" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is usually used to refer to something that happens often. For example, "Making mistakes is a frequent thing when you are learning something new".
"This wasn't a frequent thing before.
No, and this is why it can no longer be expected to be a frequent thing in the technology industry.
It wanted to be the first thing people saw and the most frequent thing people did on their phones, but without too much resource expenditure or having to start an app store from scratch.
…I would have liked it to have been just more of a frequent thing when I actually needed the help more.
The phenomenon of squirrel attacks is a great illustration of how our perception of risk tends to be skewed away from mundane frequent things toward big, scary improbable things.
When I stepped into the role as head of the United States Patent and Trademark Office a couple of years ago, one of the frequent things I told audiences of stakeholders around the country was that I looked forward to working together to further strengthen our patent system.
One of the most frequent things that people do to sabotage their own presentation is talking way too quickly and so many people make this mistake.
But I still spend an awful lot of time away from home, doing my frequent flyer thing.
The most frequent curbside thing I have to deflect, and say OK, we need paperwork for this, is: "This patient fits the study really well, except for this one really little glitch.
Ravers would travel all over and frequent these things all the time and already knew how to party.
If you're a frequent flyer, things like the Global Entry Program and TSA Pre check allow you to bypass immigration lines (dreadfully long) and go through security without having to remove any items of clothing.
