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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While the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begun rolling back its shoes-off policy at security checkpoints, this ability to whip them off and on in seconds is still majorly convenient for travel.
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
Tarantino has toyed with a Kill Bill 3 off and on for years, with the movie potentially starring Uma Thurman and her daughter, Maya Hawke.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2025
They were married the year after and chronicled their lives off and on between 2019 and 2024, when Richards appeared on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
There is a Zoom call that includes Brady, Secretary of Defense Reid Baker (Jared Harris) and, off and on (and at first, without video), the president (Idris Elba).
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
Tarantino has toyed with a Kill Bill 3 off and on for years, with the movie potentially starring Uma Thurman and her daughter, Maya Hawke.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2025
They were married the year after and chronicled their lives off and on between 2019 and 2024, when Richards appeared on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
There is a Zoom call that includes Brady, Secretary of Defense Reid Baker (Jared Harris) and, off and on (and at first, without video), the president (Idris Elba).
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Off and on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20and%20on. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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