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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Given some of the similarities between now and then, there’s a growing worry that the stocks may again suffer the same fate.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

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

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

The waves pound and hiss, and every now and then I feel a cold mist as the wind pushes the ocean spray toward us.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

now and then

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