here and there
In scattered spots
Here and there means in various places, scattered or dispersed rather than concentrated: Books were piled here and there around the room.
It can also indicate occasional instances over time: We still see each other here and there.
The phrase suggests irregularity—not everywhere, not nowhere, but sporadically distributed across space or time.
An indefinite location
- aroundIn the vicinity
- aboutConcerning or approximately
- at intervalsWith spaces between
- now and thenAt infrequent intervals
from time to time · off and on · once in a while · at random · variously · approximately · roughly
Occurring irregularly, infrequently
- intermittentOccurring at irregular intervals
- occasionalHappening at intervals
- patchyIrregular in coverage
- spottyIrregular and unreliable
dispersed · sparse · infrequent · irregular · scattered · isolated · discontinuous · episodic
Moving without fixed purpose
- driftingMoving without purpose
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
- aimlessHaving no direction
- nomadicWithout fixed residence
rambling · roving · ranging · floating · milling about · poking around · browsing · exploring
somewhere
An indefinite location
- aroundIn the vicinity
- aboutConcerning or approximately
- at intervalsWith spaces between
now and then · from time to time · off and on · once in a while · at random · variously · approximately · roughly
sporadic
Occurring irregularly, infrequently
- intermittentOccurring at irregular intervals
- occasionalHappening at intervals
- patchyIrregular in coverage
spotty · dispersed · sparse · infrequent · irregular · scattered · isolated · discontinuous · episodic · fitful
roaming
Moving without fixed purpose
- driftingMoving without purpose
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
- aimlessHaving no direction
nomadic · rambling · roving · ranging · floating · milling about · poking around · browsing · exploring · zigzagging
- phrasesnoun phrases, noun phrase, verb phrase, prepositional phrase, prepositional phrases
- oppositesopposite, opposites, antonym, antonyms, inverse
- vague wordssomething, someone, somewhere, sometime, somehow
- gradual phrasesbit by bit, little by little, step by step, one by one, piece by piece
- infrequencyrarely, seldom, infrequent, infrequently, occasionally
- pairspair, pairs, two, duo, duos
here and thereall in one place
concentrated · in one place · together · clustered · centralized
here and thereeverywhere
In all places
constantly · all the time · always · uniformly · continuously