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
The group sings and harmonizes with the instruments, improvising every now and then.
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Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
Her mother turned up now and then.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Hopefully, that doesn’t leave everyone hanging on every Leonard interaction between now and then.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
However, even the mighty must fall every now and then.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
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Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
Her mother turned up now and then.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Hopefully, that doesn’t leave everyone hanging on every Leonard interaction between now and then.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
However, even the mighty must fall every now and then.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for now and then
Adverb
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Cities around Ukraine are routinely bombarded by a combination of drones and missiles, sometimes hundreds in one night.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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But biologics sometimes don’t work well for lupus, likely because the disease causes such a wide range of symptoms and affects multiple immune pathways.—
Jason Liebowitz,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Reyes said a few elderly people at the home would occasionally sit outside and exchange brief hellos with her from time to time.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Attendees milled around a makeshift sauna village, assembled outside Seattle's Nordic Museum, sampling different styles of sauna, and occasionally dipping in an ice cold tub or shower.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Now and then.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/now%20and%20then. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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