as in sometimes
on some occasions
we do go to the library now and then, but not as often as we should
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Recent Examples of now and then
Ehlers said that the city should accept the state’s two-night-stay request for now and then negotiate the issue in the months to come.
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Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Just every now and then bring it up?
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Even the best plans can use a bit of refreshing every now and then.
—Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Every now and then, Kelly will pause to scold one of her two cats (the black and white one, Barry, likes to climb up her leg or into the oven).
—Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2026
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Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Just every now and then bring it up?
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Even the best plans can use a bit of refreshing every now and then.
—Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Every now and then, Kelly will pause to scold one of her two cats (the black and white one, Barry, likes to climb up her leg or into the oven).
—Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for now and then
Adverb
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Orders that leave our kitchen hot and carefully prepared sometimes arrive cold, spilled or mishandled.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Agents, forced to work without pay, called in sick; security lines metastasized, sometimes snaking out to the curb.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
Adverb
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Had some not so great conversations occasionally.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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That’s easier to accomplish the further the plot moves away from a diplomatic incident involving several national institutions and toward an occasionally absurd — but absorbing and well-paced — tale of individuals in over their heads.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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“Now and then.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/now%20and%20then. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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