now and again
[adverb]
Synonyms: sometimes, at times, betimes, ever and again, ever and anon, here and there, now and then, once and again, otherwhile

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now and again
OCCASIONALLY, now and then, from time to time, sometimes, every so often, (every) now and again, at times, on occasion (s), (every) once in a while, periodically, once in a blue moon

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now and again
{adv. phr.} Not often; not regularly; occasionally; sometimes.
Now and then he goes to a ball game.

The maid broke a dish now and then.
Syn.: AT TIMES, FROM TIME TO TIME, ONCE IN A WHILE. Compare: EVERY NOW AND THEN, OFF AND ON.

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