NOW AND THEN meaning: Occasionally, from time to time - OneLook

Usually means: Occasionally, from time to time.

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General (13 matching dictionaries)

now and then: Merriam-Webster
now and then: Collins English Dictionary
now and then: Vocabulary.com
now and then: Wordnik
now and then: Wiktionary
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now and then: Mnemonic Dictionary
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now and then: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations

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now and then: Legal dictionary
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now and then: Encyclopedia

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now and then: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (now and then)

▸ adverb: (idiomatic) Synonym of occasionally, sometimes, intermittently.

Similar:

now and again, once in a while, occasionally, at times, from time to time, on occasion, every so often, here and there, betweenwhiles, once in a way, more...

Opposite:

always, constantly, continuously, perpetually, consistently

Phrases:

every now and then, now and then again, occuring every now and then, more...

Adjectives:

now, sometime, oftentime, onetime, whilom, nao, often, oft mentioned, usu, anytime, othersome

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Similar:

now and again, once in a while, occasionally, at times, from time to time, on occasion, every so often, here and there, betweenwhiles, once in a way, more...

Opposite:

always, constantly, continuously, perpetually, consistently

Phrases:

every now and then, now and then again, occuring every now and then, more...

Adjectives:

now, sometime, oftentime, onetime, whilom, nao, often, oft mentioned, usu, anytime, othersome

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