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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The traffic signal at Broadway will be modified to allow a free flow of traffic off and on I-30 westbound, according to a department media release.
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Tony Holt, arkansasonline.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Combs and Porter dated off and on from 1994 to 2007, during which time their son and twin daughters were born.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
Researchers have studied the colony off and on ever since.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Conley had known Adam since 2011 and the two had dated off and on before Yoder’s death, according to the Utica Observer-Dispatch.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2024
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Tony Holt, arkansasonline.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Combs and Porter dated off and on from 1994 to 2007, during which time their son and twin daughters were born.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
Researchers have studied the colony off and on ever since.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Conley had known Adam since 2011 and the two had dated off and on before Yoder’s death, according to the Utica Observer-Dispatch.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Off and on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20and%20on. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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