at times

Idioms  

1. Occasionally, sometimes, as in Away from home for the first time, Mary was homesick at times. [Early 1500s] Also see at one time or another.

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Charter rates for the so-called Very Large Crude Carriers, the most-watched vessels in the oil trade, have surged during the conflict, at times tripling from about $100,000 a day in peacetime.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

It was, at times, a hectic game too on Tuesday with Carlos Soler cancelling out Hemmings' opener, before Orri Oskarsson, Gorka Carrera and Inaki Ruperez netted for the La Liga side.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

The movie touches on these themes here and there, but in the book Kip is, at times, more important than the English patient himself.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

Texts displayed in court late last week and early Monday morning showed they continued to talk in the months after, at times arguing over the status of their friendship and Burke’s relationships with other women.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

The Walker strode behind them, forcing them almost at a run up a rocky elk trail that at times had them climbing on their hands and knees.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver