once in a while

Adv.

1.

once in a while - 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" Synonyms: at times, from time to time, now and again, now and then, occasionally, on occasion

at times, from time to time, now and again, now and then, occasionally, on occasion