occasionally

[uh-key-zhuh-nl-ee]

adverb

1. at times; from time to time; now and then.

occasionally

/ əˈkeɪʒənəlɪ /

adverb

1. from time to time

Word History and Origins

Origin of occasionally¹

First recorded in 1615–25; occasional + -ly

Example Sentences

To the south, the Pacific and North American plates grind past each other along the San Andreas Fault, occasionally producing devastating earthquakes such as the 1906 San Francisco event.

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Delbis spent a fair amount of time with Plemons, who Hall said occasionally stepped in to help if she had to be away from set.

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And so it was on Wednesday and Saturday nights, the IPO’s first and last appearances at Carnegie this visit, with tempers between the often-masked protesters and the well-dressed concertgoers flaring occasionally.

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More a conscious repining at their existence, mixed with revulsion at the thought that she occasionally had to share space with them.

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Despite such barriers, the country has occasionally managed to enact modest adjustments in how wealth is distributed.

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Related Words

• hardly 
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• periodically 
• seldom 
• sometimes 
• sporadically