now and then

ADVERB

once in a while

Synonyms

STRONGEST

every now and then every so often infrequently intermittently now and again occasionally periodically sporadically

WEAK

at intervals at times every once in a while from time to time hardly irregularly not often off and on on occasion once and again once in a blue moon once in a while once or twice sometimes

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Phil guest conductor while rising to the top rungs of the international orchestral circuit, along with obtaining a commercial flying license and piloting, now and then, for Air France.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Should the stock decline between now and then, the money spent on the call would be lost, but that wouldn’t be so bad because you sold the stock position at a high price.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

But now and then, something slips through the cracks, something that can’t be sanitized or ignored, no matter how much money or editing goes into it.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

We still meet up every now and then.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Every now and then a long, woven tapestry would be seen hanging from the walls or a braided carpet would stretch beneath their feet.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

now and then

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