(every) now and then/again

(every) now and then/again
(sometimes; occasionally: We go to the theatre (every) now and then.) hébe-hóba

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  • every now and then — or[every now and again] or[every so often] or[every once in a while] {adv. phr.} At fairly regular intervals; fairly often; repeatedly. * /John comes to visit me every now and then./ * /It was hot work, but every so often Susan would bring us… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • every now and then — or[every now and again] or[every so often] or[every once in a while] {adv. phr.} At fairly regular intervals; fairly often; repeatedly. * /John comes to visit me every now and then./ * /It was hot work, but every so often Susan would bring us… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • every now and then — or every now and again or every so often phrasal at intervals ; occasionally …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • now and then — or[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 …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • now and then — or[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 …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • every now and again — phrasal see every now and then …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Now and Then (film) — Now and Then Now and Then movie poster Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter …   Wikipedia

  • now and then — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. sometimes, infrequently, occasionally; see seldom . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) adv. once in awhile, occasionally, now and again, from time to time, *once every blue moon, intermittently, sometimes …   English dictionary for students

  • now and then — Synonyms and related words: at infrequent intervals, at intervals, at odd times, at times, at various times, betimes, betweentimes, betweenwhiles, ever and again, ever and anon, every so often, here and there, now, occasionally, on divers… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • now — [ nau ] function word *** Now is used in the following ways: as an adverb: We d better leave now to get there on time. Now, what should we do next? as a conjunction with that : Now that I m married, I don t go out in the evenings so much. 1. )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • every — ev|ery W1S1 [ˈevri] determiner [always followed by a singular C noun] [: Old English; Origin: Afre Alc ever each ] 1.) used to refer to all the people or things in a particular group or all the parts of something ▪ We looked carefully at every… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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