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now and then

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Etymology

Compare Dutch nu en dan, West Frisian no en dan.

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Adverb

now and then (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of occasionally, sometimes, intermittently.
    Synonyms: every now and again, every now and then, now and again
    Call your mother now and then and let her know you care.
    • 1983, Jim Steinman, “Total Eclipse of the Heart”, performed by Bonnie Tyler ft. Rory Dodd:
      Turn around, bright eyes / Every now and then, I fall apart
    • 2024 March 6, Pip Dunn, “Freight's future is in ISO containers”, in RAIL, number 1004, page 36:
      I'm a writer first, but I do have my HGV licence, and I use it every now and then.

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