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Once in a while; on rare occasions.

WHILES
1. Meanwhile; meantime. The good knight whiles humming to himself the lay of some majored troubadour. Sir. W. Scott. 2. sometimes; at times. Sir W. Scott. The whiles. See under While, n.
WHILERE
A little while ago; recently; just now; erewhile. Helpeth me now as I did you whilere. Chaucer. He who, with all heaven's heraldry, whilere Entered the world. Milton.
WHILE
wigl, G. weile, OHG. wila, hwila, hwil, Icel. hvila a bed, hvild rest, Sw. hvila, Dan. hvile, Goth. hweila a time, and probably to L. 1. Space of time, or continued duration, esp. when short; a time; as, one while we thought him innocent. "All
ERSTWHILE
Till then or now; heretofore; formerly.
EREWHILE; EREWHILES
Some time ago; a little while before; heretofore. I am as fair now as I was erewhile. Shak.
WORTHWHILE
Worth the time or effort spent. See worth while. worthy. -- worthwhileness.
AWHILE
For a while; for some time; for a short time.
MEANTIME; MEANWHILE
The intervening time; as, in the meantime .
SOMEWHILE
Once; for a time. Though, under color of shepherds, somewhile There crept in wolves, full of fraund and guile. Spenser.
THEREWHILE
At that time; at the same time. Laud.
WAIT--WHILE
One of the Australian wattle trees , so called from the impenetrability of the thicket which it makes. = Wait-a-bit.
OTHERWHILE; OTHERWHILES
At another time, or other times; sometimes; Weighing otherwhiles ten pounds and more. Holland.