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now and then(idiom, adverb, time, moment)
10
sometimes(adverb, time, moment, rare)
10
occasionally(adverb, time, moment, rare)
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from time to time(adverb, time, moment, rare)
8
now and again(adverb, time, moment, rare)
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on occasion(adverb, time, moment, rare)
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infrequently(adverb, time, moment, rare)
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off and on(adverb, time, moment, rare)
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every now and then(adverb, time, moment, rare)
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at times(adverb, time, moment, rare)
4
every so often(adverb, time, moment, rare)
4
on and off(adverb, time, moment, rare)
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sporadically(adverb, time, rare, vacillating)
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intermittently(adverb, time, rare, vacillating)
3
periodically(adverb, time, rare, frequency)
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at intervals(adverb, time, rare, frequency)
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not often(adverb, hardly, infrequently, intermittently)
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APASmart Define. (2013). once in a while thesaurus. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/once_in_a_while/thesaurus/synonyms
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