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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This comes on the heels of reports of drones that loitered over Langley Air Force Base in Virginia off and on for nearly two weeks.
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Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2024
Lake-effect snow has been hitting Buffalo throughout the holiday weekend with is expected to continue off and on through Sunday night, with temperatures just below freezing.
—Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2024
Doute soon became one of the show’s stars and main driver of plot lines, from her bid to prove her ex, Tom Sandoval, was a cheater, to her precarious employment at SUR and off and on friendships with costars Stassi Schroeder and Katie Maloney.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2024
Uber has offered limited Christmas tree delivery, off and on, since 2015 — usually through partnerships with local vendors.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 5 Dec. 2024
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Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2024
Lake-effect snow has been hitting Buffalo throughout the holiday weekend with is expected to continue off and on through Sunday night, with temperatures just below freezing.
—Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2024
Doute soon became one of the show’s stars and main driver of plot lines, from her bid to prove her ex, Tom Sandoval, was a cheater, to her precarious employment at SUR and off and on friendships with costars Stassi Schroeder and Katie Maloney.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2024
Uber has offered limited Christmas tree delivery, off and on, since 2015 — usually through partnerships with local vendors.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Off and on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20and%20on. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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