now and then

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Adv.

now and then - now and then or here and there; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention"

at times, from time to time, now and again, occasionally, on occasion, once in a while

Translations

nu og da

πότε-πότε

silloin tällöin

quelquefois

hébe-hóba

allora comunque di tanto in tanto dopo

кое-когда то и дело временами

References in classic literature ?

So they played Robin Hood all the afternoon, now and then casting a yearning eye down upon the haunted house and passing a remark about the morrow's pros- pects and possibilities there.