once in a while en · ADV
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, not-comparable) Occasionally; sometimes.
He used to drop into my chambers once in a while to smoke, and was first-rate company. When I gave a dinner there was generally a cover laid for him.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter I, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC, page 2:I send her a note once in a while to let her know I'm thinking of her.
Deriveds
even a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while · even a blind pig can find an acorn once in a while · every once in a while
Relateds
time to time · now and again · now and then · every so often · every now and then · sometimes
Synonyms
every now and then · sporadically · now and then · ever and anon · whilom · on occasion · every once in a while · every so often · intermittently · from time to time · once in a while · uncommonly · occasionally · at times · every once in a while · irregularly · while · sometimes · now and again
Translations (39)
el πού και πού (occasionally) · da en gang imellem (occasionally) · hu hébe-hóba (occasionally) · hu nagy néha (occasionally) · hu időnként (occasionally) · fr de temps en temps (occasionally) · ru иногда́ (occasionally) · el μια στο τόσο (occasionally) · es de vez en cuando (occasionally) · nb av og til (occasionally) · hu olykor (occasionally) · sv då och då (occasionally) · az arabir (occasionally) · oj wiikaa (occasionally) · hu olykor-olykor (occasionally) · nl nu en dan (occasionally) · cmn 偶爾 /偶尔 (occasionally) · de ab und zu (occasionally) · fi ajoittain (occasionally) · el κάπου-κάπου (occasionally) · it di tanto in tanto (occasionally) · da indimellem (occasionally) · nb i gang i mellom (occasionally) · bg понякога (occasionally) · nb nå og da (occasionally) · ru поро́й (occasionally) · eo de tempo al tempo (occasionally) · pdt enjawiess (occasionally) · ru вре́мя от вре́мени (occasionally) · pt de vez em quando (occasionally) · hu nagy ritkán (occasionally) · cmn 隔三差五 (occasionally) · fi silloin tällöin (occasionally) · hu néha-néha (occasionally) · el κατά διαστήματα (occasionally) · el κάθε τόσο (occasionally) · pl raz na jakiś czas (occasionally) · hu néha (occasionally) · bg от време на време (occasionally)