from time to time

adverb

now and then or here and there (Freq. 8)

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he was arrogant and occasionally callous

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open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees

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they visit New York on occasion

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now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us

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as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention

• Syn: ↑occasionally, ↑on occasion, ↑once in a while, ↑now and then, ↑now and again, ↑at times

• Derived from adjective: ↑occasional (for: ↑occasionally)

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OCCASIONALLY, sometimes, now and then, every so often, once in a while, on occasion, off and on, at intervals, periodically, sporadically.

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phrasal

: once in a while : occasionally

goes to the theater from time to time

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from time to time

Now and then

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Main Entry: ↑time

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from time to time phrase

sometimes, but not often

I still think of him from time to time.

Thesaurus: sometimes, but not often_synonym

Main entry: time

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occasionally

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from time to time

: ↑sometimes

Such things are bound to happen from time to time. [=at times]

From time to time [=occasionally, once in a while], it's nice to let someone else make the decisions.

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Main Entry: ↑time

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from ˌtime to ˈtime idiom

occasionally but not regularly

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She has to work at weekends from time to time.

Main entry: ↑time_idiom