now and again

adverb

Synonym of occasionally, sometimes, intermittently.

“I still go swimming now and again, but not as often as when I was a child.”

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every now and againevery now and thennow and thenbetweentimesoccasionallysometimesintermittentlyon occasion
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Meanings

adverbnow and again (not comparable)
  1. idiomaticnot comparableSynonym of occasionally, sometimes, intermittently.

    I still go swimming now and again, but not as often as when I was a child.

    Synonyms: every now and again, every now and then, now and then, betweentimes, occasionally, sometimes, intermittently

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbSynonym of occasionally, sometimes, intermittently.

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every now and againevery now and thennow and thenbetweentimesoccasionallysometimesintermittently

More synonyms by meaning

adverbsporadically and infrequently

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occasionallyon occasiononce in a whilenow and thenat timesfrom time to time
Also see
at timesevery now and againfrom time to timenow and thenoccasionallyonce in a whileon occasionseldsometimeswhilom

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

now and again. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/now%20and%20again

MLA

“now and again.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/now%20and%20again. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “now and again,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/now%20and%20again.

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