adverb
now and then or here and there (Freq. 8)
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he was arrogant and occasionally callous
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open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees
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they visit New York on occasion
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now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us
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as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention
• Syn: ↑occasionally, ↑on occasion, ↑once in a while, ↑now and then, ↑now and again, ↑at times
• Derived from adjective: ↑occasional (for: ↑occasionally)
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OCCASIONALLY, sometimes, now and then, every so often, once in a while, on occasion, off and on, at intervals, periodically, sporadically.
→ time
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phrasalgoes to the theater from time to time
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from time to time
Now and then
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Main Entry: ↑time
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from time to time phrase
sometimes, but not often
I still think of him from time to time.
Thesaurus: sometimes, but not oftensynonym
Main entry: time
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occasionally
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from time to time
: ↑sometimes
Such things are bound to happen from time to time. [=at times]
From time to time [=occasionally, once in a while], it's nice to let someone else make the decisions.
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Main Entry: ↑time
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from ˌtime to ˈtime idiom
occasionally but not regularly
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She has to work at weekends from time to time.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.