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now and then
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  1. now and then
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now and then

adverb

Definition of NOW AND THEN

: from time to time : occasionally <now and then we go off to the country>

Examples of NOW AND THEN

  1. <we do go to the library now and then, but not as often as we should>

First Known Use of NOW AND THEN

15th century

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Synonyms
here and there, now, sometimes, occasionally

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