تَارَةً: مَرّةً once
تَارَةً: أحْيَاناً sometimes, at times
تَارَةً... وتَارَةً، تَارَةً... وطَوْراً sometimes... and sometimes, at times... and at other times
بَيْنَ تَارَةٍ وأُخْرَى from time to time, now and then, once in a while, occasionally, sometimes, at times