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
But every now and then, something far stranger streaks across the sky; an interstellar nomad, either forged in alien star systems or eternally drifting unclaimed through the void.
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Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 20 July 2025
Keep your eyes peeled on the Boll & Branch, as the brand hosts sales every now and then to snag this Signature Hemmed Set for a lower price.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 29 July 2025
But the list of compatible iPhones won’t change between now and then.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
There's a lot of baseball to be played between now and then.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
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Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 20 July 2025
Keep your eyes peeled on the Boll & Branch, as the brand hosts sales every now and then to snag this Signature Hemmed Set for a lower price.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 29 July 2025
But the list of compatible iPhones won’t change between now and then.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
There's a lot of baseball to be played between now and then.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for now and then
Adverb
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Patton believes that people sometimes make choices out of a fear of being alone instead of waiting for the person they are meant to be with.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Power Rangers uh, have fought monster bugs…sometimes?—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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His haphazard directives combined the worst of both options: soldiers often let demonstrators march but occasionally shot up crowds, supplying fresh outrages that fuelled more protest.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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For years, as perhaps 20th Century Fox’s most beloved film property, the seminal musical was only aired occasionally on television, typically on an annual basis on one of the major networks.—
Rance Collins,
IndieWire,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Now and then.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/now%20and%20then. Accessed 14 Aug. 2025.
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