once in a while
once in a while adverb: occasionally; sometimes.
Adverb
once in a while (not comparable)
- Occasionally; sometimes.
- I send her a note once in a while to let her know I'm thinking of her.
- He used to drop into my chambers once in a while to smoke, and was first-rate company. When I gave a dinner there was generally a cover laid for him.1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter I, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC, page 2
once in a while meaning in Malayalam
once in a while in Malayalam
- sometimes, occa-sionally, from time to time
- ഇടയ്ക്കൊക്കെ, വല്ലപ്പോഴും ഒരിക്കൽ, ഇടയ്ക്കിടെ, കദാപി, ചിലപ്പോൾ, ചിലപ്പം
Synonyms of once in a while
- at times
- ever and anon
- every once in a while
- every now and then
- every so often
- from time to time
- intermittently
- irregularly
- now and again
- now and then
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Words formed from once in a while
Questions about once in a while
- What does once in a while mean?
- Once in a while means occasionally; sometimes.
- What is once in a while in Malayalam?
- Once in a while in Malayalam is ഇടയ്ക്കൊക്കെ, വല്ലപ്പോഴും ഒരിക്കൽ, ഇടയ്ക്കിടെ. See Once in a while meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is once in a while?
- Once in a while is an adverb.
Words near once in a while in the dictionary
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