from time to time

뜻

occasionally, without a regular pattern

일정하지 않게 이따금.

예문

1. 1We still exchange postcards from time to time, although months can pass between them.
2. 2From time to time, a fox visits our garden, but we never know when to expect it.
3. 3My old teacher writes from time to time; her last two letters arrived three months apart.
4. 4Most pages print perfectly, but from time to time a blank sheet appears among them.
5. 5We usually have fruit after dinner, but from time to time we share a box of chocolates.

문법

고정된 부사구다. time을 관사 없이 단수로 두 번 쓰고, 전치사 from과 to를 쓴다

비슷한 뜻