時而...時而... describes alternating states/actions over time: at times A, at times B.
Alternating pattern - periodic switching between two modes
Temporal fluctuation framing - often for mood/weather/behavior
Literary-descriptive tone - vivid narration with rhythmic balance
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Two halves should be parallel
- Maintain syntactic and semantic symmetry.
Use when fluctuation is recurrent
- Not for one-time change.
Style is somewhat literary
- Spoken alternatives may be simpler.
The weather is sunny at times and rainy at times.
He is silent at times and talkative at times.
The signal is stable at times and interrupted at times.
Her mood is uplifted at times and low at times.
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