Once in a While
WordNet
adverb
(1) 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"
WiktionaryText
Adverb
once in a while
- Occasionally; sometimes.
- I send her a note once in a while to let her know I'm thinking of her.
See also
- every now and then
- every so often
- from time to time
- now and again
- now and then
- sometimes