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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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So I brought a soccer ball to set a lot, and just whatever space we’re in, we just kick a ball to each other every now and then.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

"We keep in touch every now and then," the WHO chief told reporters.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Every now and then sea lions try to colonize the docks used by boaters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 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

But her eyelids fluttered every now and then, and her nodding head was stubbornly propped up on one fist.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

now and then

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