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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