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every so often(expression, idiom, time, moment, regular)
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from time to time(expression, adverb, time, moment, rare)
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off and on(expression, idiom, adverb, time, moment)
7
on occasion(expression, time, moment, rare, vacillating)
6
every now and then(expression, adverb, time, moment, rare)
6
now and then(expression, adverb, time, moment, rare)
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on and off(expression, adverb, time, moment, rare)
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at intervals(expression, time, rare, vacillating, frequency)
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once again
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periodic(expression, adjective, time, regular, rare)
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at different times
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here and there(expression, adjective, idiom, time, moment)
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at various times(expression, adjective, idiom, regular, routine)
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centennial(adjective, regular, routine, sporadic, intermittent)
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cyclic(adjective, regular, routine, sporadic, intermittent)
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epochal(adjective, regular, routine, sporadic, intermittent)
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hourly(adjective, regular, routine, sporadic, intermittent)
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intermittent(adjective, regular, routine, sporadic, occasional)
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isochronal(adjective, regular, routine, sporadic, intermittent)
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isochronous(adjective, regular, routine, sporadic, intermittent)
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