occasionally
/əˈkeɪʒ(ə)n(ə)li
/ /əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəli/ /əˈkeɪʒən(ə)li/adverb
At infrequent or irregular intervals; now and then: we met up occasionally for a drink very occasionally the condition can result in death...
- The Plan was always to live a varied life and to write about it occasionally.
- I patted it occasionally, which had no impact, and left sticky residue on my palms.
- Think of me fondly while you're out there in the real world, and send me a postcard occasionally.
Synonyms
sometimes, from time to time, (every) now and then, (every) now and again, at times, every so often, (every) once in a while, on occasion, on occasions, on the odd occasion, periodically, at intervals, irregularly, sporadically, spasmodically, infrequently, intermittently, on and off, off and on
archaic ever and anon