now and again
Once in a while
Now and again means occasionally or from time to time, describing something that happens at irregular intervals rather than regularly or frequently.
It suggests sporadic occurrence without any particular pattern.
Now and again I'll treat myself to a fancy dinner.
The phrase is interchangeable with now and then and every now and again.
- sometimesAt irregular intervals
- every so oftenAt scattered intervals
- occasionallyAt infrequent intervals
- once in a whileAt irregular intervals
- now and thenAt infrequent intervals
infrequently · intermittently · in fits and starts · periodically · off and on · irregularly · at times · sporadically · episodically · rarely · from time to time · at intervals · seldom · fluctuating · cyclically · here and there · once in a blue moon · every once in a while
- infrequencyrarely, seldom, infrequent, infrequently, occasionally
temporal frequency
now and againalways
At all times
constantly · never · continuously · perpetually · incessantly