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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From their on-off beginning to public spats and many, many declarations of profuse love, the two really have been together through thick and thin.
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Stacey Leasca, Glamour, 21 Jan. 2025
The pact follows months of tortuous, on-off negotiations conducted by Egyptian and Qatari mediators, with the backing of the United States, and comes just ahead of the Jan. 20 inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
—Andrew Mills, Nidal Al-Mughrabi, and Maayan Lubell, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Jan. 2025
McAvoy’s former on-off girlfriend, who dated him over a period of 10 years, filed a civil suit against him in August, according to the New York Post.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 13 Nov. 2024
Her growing social media presence has led to some on-off business coaching opportunities.
—Morgan Smith, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
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Stacey Leasca, Glamour, 21 Jan. 2025
The pact follows months of tortuous, on-off negotiations conducted by Egyptian and Qatari mediators, with the backing of the United States, and comes just ahead of the Jan. 20 inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
—Andrew Mills, Nidal Al-Mughrabi, and Maayan Lubell, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Jan. 2025
McAvoy’s former on-off girlfriend, who dated him over a period of 10 years, filed a civil suit against him in August, according to the New York Post.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 13 Nov. 2024
Her growing social media presence has led to some on-off business coaching opportunities.
—Morgan Smith, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
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“On-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on-off. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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