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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These two men clashed off and on over decades of friendship and collaboration interrupted by icy public feuds, largely rooted in fights about Michael’s unrepentant drug use.
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Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
San Jose resident David Torres, 56, who has lived outside off and on for about 15 years, said city and water district employees tossed nearly all of his possessions during a January sweep of Penitencia Creek in San Jose, including new tools, food for his dogs and a bicycle.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2025
The city and San Diego Convention Center Corp. wrangled with FAL off and on for years to work out an agreement to regain control of the leaseholds.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
This would allow you to power cycle your router from anywhere by turning the smart plug off and on.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
San Jose resident David Torres, 56, who has lived outside off and on for about 15 years, said city and water district employees tossed nearly all of his possessions during a January sweep of Penitencia Creek in San Jose, including new tools, food for his dogs and a bicycle.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2025
The city and San Diego Convention Center Corp. wrangled with FAL off and on for years to work out an agreement to regain control of the leaseholds.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
This would allow you to power cycle your router from anywhere by turning the smart plug off and on.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Off and on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20and%20on. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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