now and then

3 ENTRIES FOUND:

now and then

adv

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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