What does the idiom 'now and then' mean?

Anonymous

∙ 13y ago

Updated: 8/19/2019

"Now and then" means that something occurs once in a while. If someone asks, "does it rain here," and it only rains a few times a year, you could say "now and then it rains." This is used to indicate something that doesn't happen often.

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∙ 13y ago

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