every now and then

Idioms  

1. Also, every now and again; every once in a while; every so often. Occasionally, from time to time; also, periodically. For example, Every now and then I long for a piece of chocolate, or We take long walks every now and again, or Every once in a while he'll call, or Every so often she washes the car. The first term dates from the first half of the 1700s, the last from the mid-1900s. Also see from time to time; once in a while.

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Example Sentences

"There was only a few gig every now and then and everything was really small, but now I've been able to be part of so many incredible experiences and meet so many new people."

From BBC

Back in the day, Summers says, Hanukkah would pop up every now and then as a brief segment, but nobody would spend much time explaining what it was.

From Los Angeles Times

“In a sense,” he writes, “manageable small-scale inflation does for debt what confession does for sin: a little bit of forgiveness, every now and then.”

From The Wall Street Journal

They were mostly kept open, but every now and then they were closed for a military exercise.

From Salon

It’s OK to throw some blitz packages at the opposing QBs every now and then.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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