at times

adverb

now and then or here and there (Freq. 15)

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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, ↑from time to time

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

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

→ time

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adverb

: at intervals : now and then

at times he sleeps, at times he tosses restlessly

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at times

1. At distant intervals

2. Occasionally

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Main Entry: ↑time

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at times phrase

sometimes, but not often

She was fun to be with at times.

Thesaurus: sometimes, but not often_synonym

Main entry: time

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sometimes; on occasions

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at times

: ↑sometimes

He is an intelligent person, but he can be quite stubborn at times. [=from time to time]

At times, I wondered if we were doing the right thing.

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Main Entry: ↑time

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at ˈtimes idiom

sometimes

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He can be really bad-tempered at times.

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The rain will become heavy at times in the afternoon.

Main entry: ↑time_idiom