now and then
/ˌnaʊ ən(d)ˈðɛn/
now and then adverb: synonym of occasionally, sometimes, intermittently.
Adverb
now and then (not comparable)
- Synonym of occasionally, sometimes, intermittently.
- Call your mother now and then and let her know you care.
- Turn around, bright eyes / Every now and then, I fall apart1983, Jim Steinman, “Total Eclipse of the Heart”, performed by Bonnie Tyler ft. Rory Dodd
now and then meaning in Urdu, Telugu, Odia and Tagalog
now and then in Urdu
- ابھی کبھی
now and then in Telugu
- now and then, occasionally, at times
- అడపాతడపా aḍapātaḍapā, అప్పుడప్పుడు appuḍappuḍu
now and then in Odia
- now and then
- ପ୍ରାୟ prāya
now and then in Tagalog
- (idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently
- paminsan-minsan
Synonyms of now and then
Origin of now and then
Compare Dutch nu en dan, West Frisian no en dan.
Words formed from now and then
Questions about now and then
- What does now and then mean?
- Now and then means synonym of occasionally, sometimes, intermittently.
- What is now and then in Urdu?
- Now and then in Urdu is ابھی کبھی. See Now and then meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is now and then?
- Now and then is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce now and then?
- Now and then is pronounced /ˌnaʊ ən(d)ˈðɛn/.
Words near now and then in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: now and then (page history and authors); now and then (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); అడపాతడపా (Telugu) (page history and authors); ପ୍ରାୟ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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