Daily life
once in a while
occasionally
If you do something once in a while, you do it sometimes but not often.
Hear it in real life
Do you still play tennis?
Yes, once in a while, when my friends organise a game.
I order takeaway once in a while when I get home late.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I eat fast food once on a while.
Say: I eat fast food once in a while.
The fixed preposition in this expression is "in," not "on."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
do something once in a while; once in a while, do something
Your turn: say it out loud
I order takeaway once in a while when I get home late.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
once in a while
occasionally
“I order takeaway once in a while when I get home late.”
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