Definitions

now and again

ADVERB

at times

Synonyms

WEAK

every so often from time to time occasionally on occasion once in a while

ADVERB

ever and again

Synonyms

WEAK

at times ever and anon evermore every so often from time to time now and then occasionally on occasion

ADVERB

every now and then

Synonyms

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every so often now and then

WEAK

ever so often every once in a while from time to time once and again once in a while sometimes

ADVERB

from time to time

Synonyms

WEAK

ever so often every now and then every once in a while infrequently not often occasionally once and again once in a while periodically sometimes sporadically

ADVERB

habitually

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commonly customarily

WEAK

as a rule as is the custom as is usual as usual by and large consistently frequently generally in the main mainly more often than not most often mostly naturally normally now and then occasionally oft

ADVERB

intermittently

Synonyms

STRONGEST

occasionally periodically sporadically

WEAK

again betimes every so often from time to time on occasion once in a while sometimes

ADVERB

irregularly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

erratically fitfully haphazardly infrequently sporadically unevenly

WEAK

any which way anyhow at intervals by fits and starts by turns disconnectedly eccentrically helter-skelter in snatches jerkily occasionally off and on out of sequence periodically slapdash spasmodically uncertainly uncommonly unmethodically unpunctually willy-nilly

Antonyms

WEAK

evenly regularly

ADVERB

now and then

Synonyms

STRONGEST

every now and then every so often infrequently intermittently 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

ADVERB

occasionally

Synonyms

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hardly infrequently periodically seldom sometimes sporadically

WEAK

at intervals at random at times every so often from time to time irregularly on occasion once in a blue moon once in a while once or twice uncommonly

Antonyms

WEAK

always constantly frequently regularly steadily usually

ADVERB

on and off

Synonyms

WEAK

at intervals at times discontinuously every now and then every once in a while every so often from time to time hardly infrequently intermittently irregularly now and then occasionally off and on on occasion once in a blue moon once in a while periodically sometimes sporadically

ADVERB

once in awhile

Synonyms

WEAK

every now and then every so often from time to time infrequently irregularly now and then occasionally once and again once in a while periodically sometimes sporadically

ADVERB

once in a while

Synonyms

WEAK

at intervals at times every now and then every so often from time to time hardly infrequently irregularly on occasion once in a blue moon periodically rarely seldom sometimes sporadically

ADVERB

routinely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commonly consistently customarily frequently generally habitually normally occasionally often ordinarily regularly sometimes typically

WEAK

as a rule as is the custom as is usual as usual by and large in the main mainly more often than not most often mostly naturally now and then on the whole once and again per usual

Antonyms

STRONGEST

infrequently never rarely seldom sometimes uncommonly

ADVERB

sometimes

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consistently constantly frequently occasionally

WEAK

at intervals at times ever and again every so often from time to time here and there intermittently now and then off and on on occasion once in a blue moon once in a while periodically recurrently

Antonyms

WEAK

never

ADVERB

typically

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commonly consistently customarily frequently generally mostly naturally normally occasionally often ordinarily regularly routinely sometimes

WEAK

as a rule as is the custom as is usual as usual by and large habitually in the main mainly more often than not most often now and then on the whole once and again per usual

Antonyms

STRONGEST

infrequently never rarely seldom sometimes uncommonly

ADVERB

usually

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commonly consistently customarily frequently generally mostly normally occasionally ordinarily regularly routinely sometimes

WEAK

as a rule as is the custom as is usual as usual by and large habitually in the main mainly more often than not most often now and then on the whole once and again

Antonyms

STRONGEST

infrequently never rarely seldom sometimes uncommonly

WEAK

exceptionally unusually

Example Sentences

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It’s not terrible to to do something upbeat every now and again.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

That explains Monday’s action but with futures lower again early Tuesday, investors may want to glance at crypto trading every now and again today for clues on broader risk sentiment.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

But now and again Mr. Boyd has offered readers a satisfying spy novel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

"Every now and again she would be in a lesson, and she would ask to leave because she needed a break and she would forget the time because she has time blindness," she said.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025

The bank of windows was opposite the narrow attic door, and every now and again Ophie found herself gazing longingly at the small door as she remembered her days of blessed freedom.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

now and again

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