now and then
English
editEtymology
editCompare Dutch nu en dan, West Frisian no en dan.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editnow and then (not comparable)
- (idiomatic) Synonym of occasionally, sometimes, intermittently.
- Call your mother now and then and let her know you care.
- 2024 March 6, Pip Dunn, “Freight's future is in ISO containers”, in RAIL, number 1004, page 36:
- I'm a writer first, but I do have my HGV licence, and I use it every now and then.
Translations
edit(idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently
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