17
occasionally(expression, adverb, time, moment, period)
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sometimes(expression, adverb, time, moment, period)
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now and then(expression, idiom, adverb, time, moment)
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at times(expression, adverb, time, moment, period)
11
every so often(expression, idiom, adverb, time, moment)
11
off and on(expression, idiom, adverb, time, moment)
9
infrequently(expression, adverb, time, moment, period)
9
sporadically(expression, adverb, time, rare, frequency)
8
now and again(expression, adverb, time, moment, rare)
7
betweentimes(expression, adverb, time, moment, period)
7
every once in a while(expression, idiom, adverb, time, moment)
7
once in a while(expression, adverb, time, moment, rare)
5
once again
4
at intervals(expression, adverb, time, rare, vacillating)
4
ever and again(expression, adverb, time, moment, rare)
4
from time to time(expression, adverb, time, moment, rare)
4
in some cases
4
irregularly(adverb, occasionally)
4
on and off(expression, adverb, time, moment, rare)
4
once(expression, adverb, time, moment, period)
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