now and again

adverb

variants or now and then

: from time to time : occasionally

now and again … our grandmother would put the good book back on the shelf

—Rumer Godden

as they drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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