不时

from time to time, occasionally

adverb Rare #27,428
from time to time, occasionally Often used with 地, as in 不时地.
CH: 做饭时,不时搅拌一下。
EN: While cooking, stir it from time to time.

因为作为朋友需要时不时地让你的朋友感到自己还像个孩子

Because as a friend, you need to make your friends feel like kids from time to time.

— 绝美之城 (2013)

现在我们再次相遇希望能不时见到你

Now that we've met again, I hope to see you from time to time.

— 蝴蝶梦 (1940)

我不时让大家安静,可远处什么动静也听不见。

I kept asking everyone to be quiet, but I couldn't hear a thing from far away.

每个人都不时地抓下我的肚子很疯狂

Everyone keeps grabbing my belly every now and then. It’s crazy.

— 朱诺 (2007)

不时搅拌一下

Stir occasionally.

— 铁皮鼓 (1979)