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from time to time

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. 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"

Wiktionary

  1. from time to timeadverb

    Occasionally; sometimes; once in a while.

  2. from time to timeadverb

    Continuously from one time to another; at all times, constantly.

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  1. from time to time

    Read the full text of the From time to time poem by Matsuo Basho on the Poetry.com website.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of from time to time in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of from time to time in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of from time to time in a Sentence

  1. Sidney Blumenthal:

    From time to time, as a private citizen and friend, I provided Secretary Clinton with material on a variety of topics that I thought she might find interesting or helpful. The reports I sent her came from sources I considered reliable.

  2. Marty Stroud:

    I snickered from time to time saying … we’re going to get though this case pretty quickly.

  3. Voltaire:

    'That is indisputable,' was the answer, 'but in this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.'

  4. Eliot Weisman:

    He didn’t like confrontation, period, especially in his family. And everybody in his family was aware of it… From time to time, whether it was Barbara alone or the kids or a combination, some things would get out of whack. Frank Sinatra greeting a fan. (Courtesy of Eliot Weisman) I think he became more upset, depressed about those things... It bothered him when there was confrontation about who’s getting what in the future after his death… He wanted his wife taken care of and his kids taken care of fairly.

  5. Navdeep Bains:

    As a Sikh, wearing the turban is considered one of the most dutiful acts for a person of the faith and I am proud to represent my community. Unfortunately these types of incidents do occur from time to time to minorities in particular. But it should never become the norm, i will continue to promote diversity and inclusion across the country as our government has done since we took office.

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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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