How to Pronounce "now and again"
expression
ˈnaʊ/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /əˈɡeɪn/, /əˈɡɛn
NOW-uhnd-uh-GAYN / NOW-uhnd-uh-GEN
nˈaʊ/ /ˈænd/ /ɐɡˈɛn
NOW-uhnd-uh-GEN
Definition
Used to describe something that happens occasionally or from time to time, but not regularly.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈnaʊ/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /əˈɡeɪn/, /əˈɡɛn
British English
nˈaʊ/ /ˈænd/ /ɐɡˈɛn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
NOW-uhnd-uh-GAYN / NOW-uhnd-uh-GEN
UK
NOW-uhnd-uh-GEN
Listen in Context
I visit my grandparents now and again.
Now and again, it rains heavily in this city.
We eat out now and again when we are too tired to cook.
You should call your friends now and again just to say hi.