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at one time or another
at one time or another
In some non-specific instance. My allergies usually act up at one time or another in the spring. At one time or another in your life, you'll need a lawyer.
at one time or another
on different occasions Studies show nearly half of all Americans have had trouble sleeping at one time or another.
Related vocabulary: at timesat one time or another
On various separate occasions. For example, At one time or another I've considered replacing the furnace, but so far I haven't done so . [Early 1600s]