時として|ときとしてtokitoshite[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. adverbin some cases; sometimes; on occasions
   天才てんさいは時ときとして態度たいどが粗野そやなことがある。↗

   A genius can sometimes have rude manners.

• Synonym時々ときどきNeutralThe everyday default for 'sometimes'; neutral in register, while 「時として」 is more written and often introduces something unexpected or unusual.
• Synonym時折ときおりWrittenA written word for 'occasionally', close to 「時々」; 「時として」 is the one that often takes unexpected or unusual things.
• Synonym折々おりおりWrittenWritten, with an elegant literary flavor; besides 'now and then' it can mean 'at each season or occasion', as in 「四季折々」 — a use 「時として」 lacks.
• Synonym往々おうおうWrittenWritten word for 'often'; its frequency is higher than that of 「時として」.
• Synonym間々ままWrittenWritten-style 'now and then', as in 「ままある」; less common than 「時として」.
• Synonym時たまときたまNeutralNeutral 'once in a while'; less frequent than 「時々」, and less formal than the written 「時として」.
• Synonym往々にしておうおうにしてWrittenA set written phrase for 'often', typically introducing undesirable tendencies; higher frequency than 「時として」.
• Antonym常につねにNeutralAntonym: 'always, constantly' — the opposite pole to the occasional 「時として」.
• AntonymいつもNeutralAntonym: 'always; usually' — contrasts with the occasional sense of 「時として」.

Use 「時として」 in writing for 'in some cases', often before something unexpected, as in 「時として命取りになる」. In everyday speech say 「時々」; in writing 「時折」 also works. For 'often' use 「往々にして」; the opposite is 「常に」.

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1. 時々ときどき、あるいはたまに、そのような場合ばあいや状況じょうきょうが起おこることがある。