CEFR A2

now and then

adverb

Meaning

Occasionally; from time to time.

Examples

I only see my grandparents now and then.
We go out for dinner now and then.

Synonyms: sometimes, occasionally, periodically, infrequently

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now and then (A2)

adverb

Pronunciation: /naʊ ənd ðɛn/

Definition

Occasionally; from time to time.

Examples

I only see my grandparents now and then.
We go out for dinner now and then.
He visits his old neighborhood now and then.

How to Use now and then

now and then (idiom): Occasionally; from time to time. — "He calls his parents now and then."

Synonyms of now and then

Words with a similar meaning to now and then:

sometimes
occasionally
periodically
infrequently

Antonyms of now and then

Words with the opposite meaning to now and then:

frequently
constantly
always

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