now and then en · ADV
Pronunciation
Etymology
Compare Dutch nu en dan, West Frisian no en dan.
Meanings
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(idiomatic, not-comparable) Synonym of occasionally, sometimes, intermittently.
I'm a writer first, but I do have my HGV licence, and I use it every now and then.
2024 March 6, Pip Dunn, “Freight's future is in ISO containers”, in RAIL, number 1004, page 36:Turn around, bright eyes / Every now and then, I fall apart
1983, Jim Steinman, “Total Eclipse of the Heart”, performed by Bonnie Tyler ft. Rory Dodd:Call your mother now and then and let her know you care.
Deriveds
Relateds
time to time · now and again · now or never · sometimes
Synonyms
sometimes · intermittently · every now and again · now and again · every now and then · occasionally
Translations (90)
no nå og da ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · hu néha-néha ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · hu egyszer-egyszer ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · cy bob hyn a hyn ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · ru времена́ми ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · pt ocasionalmente ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · sk sem-tam ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · tl paminsan-minsan ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · el πότε-πότε ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · tr bazen ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · ro uneori ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · ja 偶に ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · nb nå og da ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · el πού και πού ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · sv till och från ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · cmn 時而 /时而 ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · hu időnként ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · nl af en toe ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · pl raz na jakiś czas ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · de dann und wann ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · ka კანტიკუნტად ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · uk час від ча́су ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · ka დროგამოშვებით ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · hu olykor ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · nn nå og da ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · ca de tant en tant ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · fr de temps en temps ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · ro câteodată ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · ga anois agus arís ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · de hin und wieder ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · cmn 偶爾 /偶尔 ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · hy ժամանակ առ ժամանակ ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · ro când și când ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · ru вре́мя от вре́мени ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · ka წამდაუწუმ ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · ka დროდადრო ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · de ab und zu ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · da nu og da ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · ka ხანგამოშვებით ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · de mitunter ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · bg сеги́з-тоги́з ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · io tempope ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · bg от вре́ме на вре́ме ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · pl co jakiś czas ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · nb fra tid til annen ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · hu hébe-hóba ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · es de vez en cuando ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · pt de vez em quando ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · it di tanto in tanto ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · is stöku sinnum ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · az vaxtaşırı ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · fy no en dan ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · ja 時々 ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · pt vez por outra ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · tr ara sıra ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · hu olykor-olykor ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · nb av og til ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · ca ara i adés ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · eo de tempo al tempo ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · fr de temps à autre ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · oc de quand en quand ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · sh с времена на време ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · lo ເລື້ອຍໆ ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · fy út en troch ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · gd a-nis is a-rithist ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · az arabir ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · gd corra uair ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · cs tu a tam ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · la interdum ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · pl od czasu do czasu ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · sh sada i tada ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · sh s vremena na vrijeme ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · af af en toe ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · eo fojfoje ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · ru то и де́ло ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · nn av og til ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · sh ту и тамо ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · ca adesiara ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · fi silloin tällöin ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · no av og til ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · sh некад и некад ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · nl nu en dan ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · sv då och då ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · gd an-dràsta 's a-rithist ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · hu néha ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · sv av och till ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · hrx ab un zu ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · it ogni tanto ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · ga anois is arís ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) · fi joskus ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently)