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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Glaser has been a manager off and on for the last 20 years and leads the onboarding, training and leadership development for some 150,000 employees worldwide.
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Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2025
It’s been this way off and on most of my life.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2025
In came New Mexico backup quarterback James Laubstein, who is employed off and on for his running ability.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2025
Instead of turning it off and on, consider reducing the temperature by a few degrees.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025
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Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2025
It’s been this way off and on most of my life.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2025
In came New Mexico backup quarterback James Laubstein, who is employed off and on for his running ability.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2025
Instead of turning it off and on, consider reducing the temperature by a few degrees.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Off and on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20and%20on. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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