A printing apparatus comprising: a first feeding roller configured to feed a printing sheet stacked on a stacking unit; a feeding motor configured to drive said first feeding roller; a second feeding roller driven by said feeding motor and configured to convey the printing sheet fed by said first feeding roller; a conveyance roller configured to convey the printing sheet conveyed by said second feeding roller; a conveyance motor configured to drive said conveyance roller; printing means configured to print the printing sheet conveyed by said conveyance roller; a carriage mounting said printing means to move in a direction intersecting a direction in which the printing sheet is conveyed; printing control means configured to print an image on the printing sheet by repeating an operation of intermittently conveying the printing sheet by said conveyance roller and an operation of moving said carriage in the intersecting direction; and detection means, arranged between said second feeding roller and said conveyance roller, configured to detect a leading edge of the printing sheet; characterized by further comprising: control means configured to, when said printing means performs a printing operation on a preceding sheet (1-A) as a printing sheet precedingly fed from the stacking unit, intermittently drive said feeding motor in synchronization with said conveyance motor before said detection means detects a leading edge of a succeeding sheet (1-B) as a printing sheet succeedingly fed from the stacking unit, and continuously drive said feeding motor after said detection means detects the leading edge of the succeeding sheet (1-B). a first feeding roller configured to feed a printing sheet stacked on a stacking unit; a feeding motor configured to drive said first feeding roller; a second feeding roller driven by said feeding motor and configured to convey the printing sheet fed by said first feeding roller; a conveyance roller configured to convey the printing sheet conveyed by said second feeding roller; a conveyance motor configured to drive said conveyance roller; printing means configured to print the printing sheet conveyed by said conveyance roller; a carriage mounting said printing means to move in a direction intersecting a direction in which the printing sheet is conveyed; printing control means configured to print an image on the printing sheet by repeating an operation of intermittently conveying the printing sheet by said conveyance roller and an operation of moving said carriage in the intersecting direction; and detection means, arranged between said second feeding roller and said conveyance roller, configured to detect a leading edge of the printing sheet; control means configured to, when said printing means performs a printing operation on a preceding sheet (1-A) as a printing sheet precedingly fed from the stacking unit, intermittently drive said feeding motor in synchronization with said conveyance motor before said detection means detects a leading edge of a succeeding sheet (1-B) as a printing sheet succeedingly fed from the stacking unit, and continuously drive said feeding motor after said detection means detects the leading edge of the succeeding sheet (1-B).