once in a while

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Meaning: (idiomatic)Occasionally;sometimes.Synonyms:seeThesaurus:occasionallyI send her a noteonce in a whileto let her know I'm thinking of her.1897December (indicated as1898),Winston Churchill, chapter I, inThe Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.:The Macmillan Company; London:Macmillan & Co., Ltd.,→OCLC,page 2:He used to drop into my chambersonce in a whileto smoke, and was first-rate company. When I gave a dinner there was generally a cover laid for him.

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