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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
STRONGEST
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
STRONGEST
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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This happens every now and again - the last actor to pop up at the Oscars without any major precursor recognition was Andrea Riseborough for To Leslie in 2022.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 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

I have looked in on the franchise now and again, professionally, as new iterations have extended the length and breadth of the brand, which technically reaches back into “JAG,” from which it was spun off.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025

A blackbird ran across the rose-garden to the lawns in swift, short rushes, stopping now and again to stab at the earth with his yellow beak.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier