Usually means: Occasionally, not happening very frequently.
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We found 18 dictionaries that define the word once in a while:

General (16 matching dictionaries)
  1. once in a while: Merriam-Webster
  2. once in a while: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. once in a while: Collins English Dictionary
  4. once in a while: Vocabulary.com
  5. (every) once in a while: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. once in a while: Wiktionary
  7. once in a while: Dictionary.com
  8. Once in a While (Dean Martin album), Once in a While (Johnny Mathis album), Once in a While (Seth MacFarlane album), Once in a While (Timeflies song), Once in a While: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. once in a while: Rhymezone
  10. ONCE IN A WHILE: Dictionary of Americanisms (1848)
  11. once in a while: FreeDictionary.org
  12. once in a while: ESL Idiom Page
  13. once in a while: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. once in a while: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. once in a while: Legal dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. once in a while: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (once in a while)

adverb:  (idiomatic) Occasionally; sometimes.

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