as often as not

Meaning

as often as not

(idiomatic) More or less half of the time; on many occasions but not always; frequently.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

usually habitually

Antonyms

rarely sporadically

Examples

In the afternoons, as the canvas of our tents buffeted in the sand-driving wind, our thoughts were, as often as not, 6,000 years in the past. Source: Internet

If I try typing one handed, I hit s about half the time when I am headed for a. If I try to use the phone as a flashlight while doing anything else, I drop the phone as often as not. Source: Internet

‘We, the readers, know no more than Watson is able to tell us, and as often as not that is not very much.’ Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

as often not

Close letter words and terms

as of yet as often as often as as often as possible as often happens as old as Adam