on-again, off-again

adjective

ˈȯn-ə-ˈgen-ˈȯf-ə-ˈgen 

: existing briefly and in an intermittent unpredictable way

on-again, off-again fads

Examples of on-again, off-again in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The spot at 3959 Broadway was an on-again, off-again affair, reported The Pitch in 2015. — Jenna Thompson july 6, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026

The actors played the on-again, off-again couple Jackie Burkhart and Michael Kelso. — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

Evidence presented throughout the case showed that Reidy Watts and Frieson had been in an on-again, off-again relationship for less than one year. — CBS News, 30 June 2026

Evidence presented during the trial showed that the two were involved in an on-again, off-again relationship for less than a year. — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for on-again, off-again

• again
• airmen
• amen
• bullpen
• culmen
• flagmen
• gunmen
• lawmen
• oilmen
• playpen
• schoolmen
• tegmen