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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
You must, however, not lose your sense of humor, which is also a great item in your success. Sense of humor is the counterweight for your misfortunes which you will meet from time to time, from the smallest to the biggest ... If you take anything seriously without any sense of humor and you should happen to fail, it will be the beginning of your downfall.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.
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.
Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened.
It’s reasoning I don’t relate to. I completely disagree with the thinking behind that. And so, he clearly says and does things I don’t agree with, i’ve had to speak up on time to time when that has occurred and I’ll continue to do that if that’s necessary. I hope it’s not.
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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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