from\ time\ to\ time

from\ time\ to\ time
adv. phr.
Not often; not regularly; sometimes; occasionally; at one time and then again at another time.

Even though the Smiths have moved, we still see them from time to time.

Mother tries new recipes from time to time, but the children never like them.

Syn.: now and then, at times, once in a while
Compare: by fits and starts, off and on
See: from --- to ---

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