Happening now and then, AirPods moving about (8)
I believe the answer is:
sporadic
'happening now and' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'then airpods moving about' is the wordplay.
'then' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'moving' indicates anagramming the letters (letters are moved around).
'about' becomes 'c' (abbreviation for 'circa').
'airpods' anagrammed gives 'sporadi'.
'sporadi' next to 'c' is 'SPORADIC'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sporadic that I've seen before include "Picadors being scattered, here and there" , "Occurring now and then - cop raids (anag)" , "Scattered - irregular" , "Random" , "Occurring here and there, like picadors" .)