Barely
Barely adverb - By a very small margin.
Now and then and barely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Now and then" instead an adverb "Barely".
Now and then
Now and then adverb - On some occasions.
Barely and now and then are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Barely" instead an adverb phrase "Now and then".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Even more in the movies, where he barely speaks (the comics still give him short Badass Boast or Trash Talk sentences every now and then).
Source: Screaming Warrior - It's barely noticeable most of the time, since the skits aren't voiced, but now and then it's obvious that they're taking too long or not long enough to say a line.
Source: Hong Kong Dub - Now and Then, Here and There: Shu starts the series by talking to a blue-haired girl he barely even knows, then spends the rest of the series paying for it.
Source: The Dulcinea Effect
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Now and then and Barely. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/barely/now_and_then
Barely & Now and then. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/barely/now_and_then>.
Now and then or Barely. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/barely/now_and_then.
