every so often

English

Adverb

every so often (not comparable)

1. Occasionally; intermittently; irregularly; now and then; once in a while.

   Check on the houseplants every so often to see if they need watering.

Translations

occasionally

• Dutch: van tijd tot tijd, af en toe (nl)
• French: de temps en temps (fr)
• German: ab und zu (de)
• Greek: σποραδικά (el) (sporadiká), κατά καιρούς (katá kairoús), κατά διαστήματα (katá diastímata)
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• Italian: ogni tanto (it), di tanto in tanto (it)
• Spanish: de vez en cuando (es)
• Swedish: då och då (sv), lite då och då, med jämna mellanrum (sv)

See also

• from time to time
• now and then
• once in a while
• sometimes