1An adverb meaning 'at times' or 'occasionally', used to indicate that something happens sometimes but not often.
時には仕事を忘れてのんびりするのも大事だ。
Sometimes it's important to forget work and relax.
時には違う道で帰ると、新しい発見がある。
Occasionally taking a different route home brings new discoveries.
彼は真面目だが、時には冗談を言って場を和ませる。
He's serious, but occasionally he tells jokes to lighten the mood.