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1. Once in a while; at times: betimes, intermittently, occasionally, periodically, sporadically. Idioms: ever andagainanon, now andagainthen. See continue/stop/pause.
2. At times: now. See time.

adv

Definition: every now and then
Antonyms: never

IN BRIEF: Now and then.

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. — The Dalai Lama.

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• Approximations and Generalizations
• Relative Time - sometimes: (adv) now and then, on occasion

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - somme tider, nogle gange, undertiden

Nederlands (Dutch)
soms, af en toe

Français (French)
adv. - quelquefois, de temps en temps, tantôt

Deutsch (German)
adv. - manchmal

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - ενίοτε, μερικές φορές, περιστασιακά, (απαρχ.) άλλοτε, παλιότερα

Italiano (Italian)
a volte, certe volte, qualche volta

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - algumas vezes, de vez em quando

Русский (Russian)
иногда, время от времени, временами

Español (Spanish)
adv. - a veces, alguna que otra vez, de vez en cuando

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - ibland, då och då, ömsom varm och ömsom kall

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有时, 往往, 时常

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 有時, 往往, 時常

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 때때로, 이전에는

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 時々

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) أحيانا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮לפעמים, לעתים‬

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