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now and then
Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | now and then - now and then or here and there; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention"at times, from time to time, now and again, occasionally, on occasion, once in a while |
Translationsalloracomunquedi tanto in tantodopoкое-когдато и деловременами
now and then
(every) now and thenOccasionally; sometimes. Josh does stop by the store every now and then, but I haven't seen him lately. I don't eat a lot of sweets, but every now and then I just need a piece of chocolate cake.See also: and, now(every) now and then and (every) now and again; (every) once in a whileoccasionally; infrequently. We eat lamb every now and then. We eat pork now and then. I read a novel every now and again.See also: and, nownow and thensometimes; occasionally. (See also (every) now and then">(every) now and then.) I like to go to a movie now and then. We visit my parents now and then, but we rarely see our other relatives.See also: and, now(every) now and aˈgain/ˈthen occasionally: We see each other every now and again. ♢ She sat by the window, looking out now and then to see if they were coming. ♢ ‘How often do you go to the theatre?’ ‘Now and then. Not often.’ OPPOSITE: all the time (2)See also: again, and, nowEncyclopediaSeenowFinancialSeeNOWnow and then
Synonyms for now and thenadv now and then or here and thereSynonyms- at times
- from time to time
- now and again
- occasionally
- on occasion
- once in a while
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