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 United Kingdom had been at it, off and on, since 1799.
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Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
The boy told police he was punched, stomped in the head and raped in the facility in separate incidents off and on over several hours.
—Christine MacDonald, Detroit Free Press, 17 July 2024
The series no doubt would have changed Lipper's career, not to mention Cuoco's, Swank's, and Ribisi's, who ironically went on to play the stepbrother of Lisa Kudrow's Phoebe Buffay on Friends off and on for nine years.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2024
Barnhart lived with the family for a few months off and on, but mainly kept in touch with Jessica Bowman after leaving.
—Brandon Kingdollar, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
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Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
The boy told police he was punched, stomped in the head and raped in the facility in separate incidents off and on over several hours.
—Christine MacDonald, Detroit Free Press, 17 July 2024
The series no doubt would have changed Lipper's career, not to mention Cuoco's, Swank's, and Ribisi's, who ironically went on to play the stepbrother of Lisa Kudrow's Phoebe Buffay on Friends off and on for nine years.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2024
Barnhart lived with the family for a few months off and on, but mainly kept in touch with Jessica Bowman after leaving.
—Brandon Kingdollar, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Off and on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20and%20on. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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