FROM TIME TO TIME Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

from time to time

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Definition of from time to time

as in sometimes

on some occasions The area experiences earthquakes from time to time.

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Recent Examples of from time to time Weather and water took out the other two, but this one remains, even though a river runs through it from time to time. — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 Each glanced from time to time at their rods, propped against the metal barrier that separated land from sea. — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026 Besides working some games alongside Jackson on radio (WQAM 560), Amy Audibert will take on a new role as a sideline analyst, offering commentary from time to time during broadcasts. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 Dragging deaths happen from time to time on the nation’s largest subway system. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for from time to time

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from the ground up

from time to time

front

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