# now and again

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/now-and-again
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

Synonym of occasionally, sometimes, intermittently.

## 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.

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