Idiom
now and again
Meaning
Synonym of occasionally, sometimes, intermittently.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I visit my parents now and again.”
“Although I usually prefer coffee, I enjoy a cup of tea now and again to relax.”
“The old lighthouse keeper would gaze out at the horizon, watching the distant ships pass by now and again amidst the heavy fog.”
Examples
simple
“I visit my parents now and again.”
contextual
“Although I usually prefer coffee, I enjoy a cup of tea now and again to relax.”
complex
“The old lighthouse keeper would gaze out at the horizon, watching the distant ships pass by now and again amidst the heavy fog.”
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