on-off
adjective
1
: used to turn something on and off
an on-off switch
2
: relating to something that is sometimes on and sometimes off
a switch set to a random on-off pattern
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In Josh Safdie‘s film Marty Supreme, A’zion plays Rachel Mizler, on-off lover of Timothée Chalamet’s ping-pong champion character Marty Mauser.
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Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
Standard on-off genetic experiments often cannot separate these effects.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
Messi’s league-MVP season and Saturday’s fitting finish crowned what has been a South Florida relationship with professional soccer dating back more than 50 years, an on-off-on love affair.
—Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
Still, there’s something unsettling about a creature with an on-off button and a spine that twists under your fingers.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
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Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
Standard on-off genetic experiments often cannot separate these effects.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
Messi’s league-MVP season and Saturday’s fitting finish crowned what has been a South Florida relationship with professional soccer dating back more than 50 years, an on-off-on love affair.
—Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
Still, there’s something unsettling about a creature with an on-off button and a spine that twists under your fingers.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for on-off
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“On-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on-off. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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