as in sometimes
on some occasions
we do go to the library now and then, but not as often as we should
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Recent Examples of now and then
Her character, Prue Halliwell, would come up in episodes every now and then, with Piper (Holly Marie Combs) and Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) often referencing her in memory.
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Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 13 July 2025
Because there are a lot of things that could go wrong between now and then.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
Every now and then a teen wandered in, going straight to the counter.
—Scott Craven, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2025
Every now and then, there's a host of food events that all happen to fall on the same day.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 10 July 2025
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Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 13 July 2025
Because there are a lot of things that could go wrong between now and then.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
Every now and then a teen wandered in, going straight to the counter.
—Scott Craven, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2025
Every now and then, there's a host of food events that all happen to fall on the same day.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for now and then
Adverb
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Apart from their sometimes larcenous bid/ask spreads, unlisted shares may not qualify for commission-free trading.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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In North Carolina, light-polluted beaches sometimes cause turtles to return to the sea without laying eggs, the National Park Service says.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN Money,
26 July 2025
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What used to be a two-lane road will drop down to one lane during the week and occasionally on Saturdays as construction requires, according to airport leadership.—
Hadley Hitson,
The Tennessean,
24 July 2025
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Although adoptions do occasionally get nullified in real life, the adoptions in this drama have a nasty eugenics feel to them.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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“Now and then.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/now%20and%20then. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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