for a change

As a novelty

For a change signals a departure from routine or habit, usually welcome: Let's eat out for a change, The train arrived on time for a change.

The phrase often carries mild sarcasm when the "change" is something that should have been happening all along: Nice of you to show up for a change.

Related

try something new · expression · deviation · variation · refreshment · escape · spontaneity · uniqueness · rejuvenation · idiom · colloquialism · just this once · diversity · shake things up · novelty · shift · variety · relaxation

Opposites
routine vs. novelty

for a changeas usual

In customary manner

as always · as per usual · same as always · business as usual · same old same old

frequency/typicality

for a changeas always

In the usual manner

once again · again · habitually · routinely · customarily

novelty vs. repetition

for a changeas usual

In customary manner

once again · again · once more · still · repeatedly

Family

for, change, changes, changed, changing, changeable, unchangeable, unchanged, changeling

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G