Antonyms for now then

Grammar : Adj, adv

Spell : nou

Phonetic Transcription : naʊ

Definition of now then

Origin : Old English nu "now, at present, immediately; now that," also used as an interjection and as an introductory word; common Germanic (cf. Old Norse nu, Dutch nu, Old Frisian nu, German nun, Gothic nu "now"), from PIE *nu "now" (cf. Sanskrit and Avestan nu, Old Persian nuram, Hittite nuwa, Greek nu, nun, Latin nunc, Old Church Slavonic nyne, Lithuanian nu, Old Irish nu-). Perhaps originally "newly, recently," and related to the root of new.
Often merely emphatic; non-temporal usage (cf. Now, then) was in Old English. The adjective meaning "up to date" first recorded 1967, but the word was used also as an adjective in Middle English with the sense "current" from late 14c. Now and then "occasionally" is from 1530s; now or never attested from 1550s.

As in intermittent : adj irregular, sporadic
As in on-again, off-again : adj intermittent
As in now and then : adv once in a while
As in off and on : adv intermittently
As in on and off : adv intermittently
As in rarely : adv not often; exceptionally
As in sometimes : adv every now and then
As in uncommonly : adv infrequently
As in usually : adv for the most part
As in infrequently : adv seldom
As in ever and again : adv every now and then
As in every now and then : adv occasionally
As in on and off : adv intermittent
As in once in awhile : adv every once in a while
As in habitually : adv usually
As in routinely : adv usually
As in sporadically : adv infrequently
As in typically : adv usually

Synonyms for now then

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