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from time to time
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Princeton's WordNet
occasionally, on occasion, once in a while, now and then, now and again, at times, from time to timeadverb
now and then or here and there
"he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention"
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from time to timeadverb
Occasionally; sometimes; once in a while.
from time to timeadverb
Continuously from one time to another; at all times, constantly.
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from time to time
The phrase "from time to time" generally means occasionally, not consistently, or at irregular intervals. It is used to indicate that something happens or is done not constantly or continuously but intermittently, now and then or from one period to another.
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from time to time
Read the full text of the From time to time poem by Matsuo Basho on the Poetry.com website.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of from time to time in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of from time to time in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of from time to time in a Sentence
Others may need ‘booster’ sessions from time to time.
It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that it is more difficult to be wiity every day than to say pretty things from time to time.
Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire:
In this country England it is well to kill from time to time an admiral to encourage the others.
Life moves in cycles. Sun takes hours twenty-four, rain clouds periodically open their doors, the moon, goes through phases never fills up soon and tides time to time touch the shores. Cycles and seasons #heal you with reasons, embrace them, be aware know mother nature will always care. Let summer, autumn, winter and spring be optimized, heal with every season to get MickeyMized.
He's a perfect guy at the top of the lineup because he grinds pitchers, he can help set the table, but also drives the ball from time to time.
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- občas, čas od časuCzech
- fra tid til anden, nu og daDanish
- von Zeit zu ZeitGerman
- από καιρού εις καιρόν, από καιρό σε καιρόGreek
- de tempo al tempoEsperanto
- de vez en cuandoSpanish
- گهگاه, هر چند وقت یک بار, گاه به گاه, هر از گاهیPersian
- silloin tällöin, aika ajoin, ajoittain, toisinaanFinnish
- de temps en tempsFrench
- לעיתיםHebrew
- di quando in quando, di tanto in tanto, ogni tantoItalian
- 時々Japanese
- nå og da, fra tid til annen, av og tilNorwegian
- van tijd tot tijdDutch
- av og til, nå og då, frå tid til annanNorwegian Nynorsk
- od czasu do czasuPolish
- de vez em quandoPortuguese
- din când în cândRomanian
- время от времени, временами, поройRussian
- s vremena na vreme, с времена на време, časomiceSerbo-Croatian
- då och då, stundomSwedish
- pana-panahon, paminsan-minsanTagalog
- zaman zamanTurkish
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