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now and again
Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | now and again - 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 then, occasionally, on occasion, once in a while |
Translations
now and again
(every) now and againOccasionally; sometimes. I don't travel often, but every now and again I just need to get away from the city. My mom has sweets now and again but mostly eats only healthy foods.See also: again, and, nownow and againAlso, now and then. See every now and then. See also: again, 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, nowEncyclopediaSeenowFinancialSeeNOWAcronymsSeeN&Anow and again
Synonyms for now and againadv now and then or here and thereSynonyms- at times
- from time to time
- now and then
- occasionally
- on occasion
- once in a while
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