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
Examples of off and on in a Sentence
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Because of Arizona's two laws, clinics provided abortions off and on for a time, subject to the decisions of courts along the way.
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Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
Rain arrived in the Bay Area on Thursday morning and is expected to continue, off and on, into Friday.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Combs’ long time, off and on relationship with model and actress Kim Porter resulted in the birth of son Christian in 1998.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Rain began moving into the Bay Area on Friday afternoon, and it is expected to continue, off and on, into Sunday.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
Showers hit parts of the Valley off and on Thursday, at one point delaying flights at Sky Harbor International Airport, while snow in higher elevations continued to create treacherous travel conditions and road closures.
—The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2024
Many of his students worked on translating Indigenous languages, while Boas himself worked on analyzing the language of the Kwakiutl First Nation of British Columbia off and on for most of his life.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
Ukraine has been attacking the Belgorod region off and on since the first half of 2023 but scaled up shelling and strikes most about a week ago.
—Andrew Carey and Maria Kostenko, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
The symphony and Coney Island management had talked off and on for the past decade about possible plans for the future, Smith said.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 9 Mar. 2024
Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
Rain arrived in the Bay Area on Thursday morning and is expected to continue, off and on, into Friday.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Combs’ long time, off and on relationship with model and actress Kim Porter resulted in the birth of son Christian in 1998.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Rain began moving into the Bay Area on Friday afternoon, and it is expected to continue, off and on, into Sunday.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
Showers hit parts of the Valley off and on Thursday, at one point delaying flights at Sky Harbor International Airport, while snow in higher elevations continued to create treacherous travel conditions and road closures.
—The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2024
Many of his students worked on translating Indigenous languages, while Boas himself worked on analyzing the language of the Kwakiutl First Nation of British Columbia off and on for most of his life.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
Ukraine has been attacking the Belgorod region off and on since the first half of 2023 but scaled up shelling and strikes most about a week ago.
—Andrew Carey and Maria Kostenko, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
The symphony and Coney Island management had talked off and on for the past decade about possible plans for the future, Smith said.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 9 Mar. 2024
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“Off and on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20and%20on. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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