NOW AND THEN


Meaning of NOW AND THEN in English

adv. phr. Not often; not regularly; occasionally; sometimes. Now and then he goes to a ball game. The maid broke a dish now and then.

Synonym: AT TIMES, FROM TIME TO TIME, ONCE IN A WHILE.

Compare: EVERY NOW AND THEN, OFF AND ON.

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