off and on
adverb
: with periodic cessation : intermittently
rained off and on all day
off-and-on
adjective
They have an off-and-on relationship.
off-and-on work
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Reinhart and Sprouse — who met while playing lovers on-screen on the CW series and dated off and on in real life for nearly three years — made their couple debut on the Gala's red carpet, confirming what fans suspected for some time.
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Tabitha Parent, People.com, 5 May 2025
That date was less than two months after Steve Joyner — the legendary Johnson C. Smith basketball coach who won 600 games and also served as AD off and on for years for the Golden Bulls — retired from the college.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
Since then, it’s charted off and on, bouncing in and out of weekly rankings all around the world, depending on spikes in interest, competition and streaming activity.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Has anyone tried to turn Elon off and on again?
Guns!
—Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
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Tabitha Parent, People.com, 5 May 2025
That date was less than two months after Steve Joyner — the legendary Johnson C. Smith basketball coach who won 600 games and also served as AD off and on for years for the Golden Bulls — retired from the college.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
Since then, it’s charted off and on, bouncing in and out of weekly rankings all around the world, depending on spikes in interest, competition and streaming activity.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Has anyone tried to turn Elon off and on again?
Guns!
—Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Off and on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20and%20on. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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