Contractions? Labor?

Hey ladies. I'm having contraction 8-10 mins apart for nearly 3 hours. I know regardless I need to wait to go to the hospital but what I want to know is, are my contractions still considered regular or in a pattern if they have been around 7 mins 30 seconds long consistently and then every once in a while spike to 9-10 mins then return back to 7? They are getting more intense as well.