every so often
Now and then
Every so often means occasionally or at irregular intervals—not frequently, but recurring from time to time: Every so often I'll treat myself to a nice dinner out.
The phrase suggests something happens with enough regularity to form a pattern, but without predictability: Every so often the old pipes would rattle and groan.
- once in a whileAt irregular intervals
- now and thenAt infrequent intervals
- occasionallyAt infrequent intervals
- sometimesAt irregular intervals
- from time to timeAt irregular intervals
sporadically · now and again · intermittently · in fits and starts · episodic · once in a blue moon · rarely · few and far between · irregular · infrequently · on and off · cyclical · scattered · at times · off and on · recurring · periodically · fleeting
- infrequencyrarely, seldom, infrequent, infrequently, occasionally
every so oftenconstantly
At all times
always · continuously · never · perpetually · all the time
often, every, everyday, everyone, everywhere, everything, everybody, everyone's, everything's