now and again(r = adv.all) at times, from time to time, now and then, occasionally, on occasion, 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"

again, again and again, come again, every now and then, fill again, good now, here and now, just now, never again, now, now and then, now now, once again, over again, over and over again, then again, til now, time and again, time and time again, until now, up to now