occasionally; once in a while; now and then
Describes an event that happens infrequently, but not extremely rarely. Common in everyday speech.
I go to see a movie occasionally.
彼はたまに遅刻する。
He is late once in a while.
I go see a movie with friends once in a while.
He only calls me once in a while.
たまに is a casual, spoken word for 'rarely/occasionally,' whereas 折々 has a more formal, writerly tone.
たまに means 'occasionally' with a lower implied frequency, while ちょいちょい suggests a bit more regularity.
たまに means 'occasionally', with longer gaps between occurrences, while ちょくちょく suggests a noticeably higher frequency.
何度も means something happens many times, while たまに means it happens only occasionally.
たまに means 'occasionally', the direct opposite of 常に's 'always, constantly'.
たまに means 'occasionally,' the opposite of 絶えず's sense of something happening without any pause.
日頃 describes what happens habitually or all the time, while たまに describes something that happens only occasionally.
たまに means 'occasionally', the direct opposite of the ceaseless repetition expressed by 年がら年中.
たまに means 'occasionally', the opposite of しげしげ's sense of frequent, repeated action.
たまに means 'occasionally, once in a while', the direct opposite of ひっきりなしに's sense of nonstop occurrence.
何回も describes something happening many times, while たまに describes something happening only occasionally.