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Definition

Synonym of occasionally, sometimes, intermittently.

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Origins

Compare Dutch nu en dan, West Frisian no en dan.

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In Context

  • "Call your mother now and then and let her know you care."
  • "Turn around, bright eyes / Every now and then, I fall apart"
  • "I'm a writer first, but I do have my HGV licence, and I use it every now and then."
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Also Said As

  • every now and again
  • every now and then
  • now and again
  • occasionally
  • sometimes
  • intermittently
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now and again

Synonym of occasionally, sometimes, intermittently.
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