English Explanatory Dictionary

now and then

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Synonym of occasionally, sometimes, intermittently.

Pronunciation

/ˌnaʊ ən(d)ˈðɛn/ en-us-now_and_then.ogg En-au-now and then.ogg

Word forms

now and then

Etymology

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

Synonyms

every now and again every now and then now and again occasionally sometimes intermittently

Related words

time to time now and again now or never sometimes

Derived words

every now and then
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