Definitions

on and off

ADJECTIVE

intermittent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

intermittent

WEAK

fluctuating inconstantly infrequently irregularly not often now and then off and on on-and-off sometimes sporadically uncertainly variable very seldom when the mood strikes

ADVERB

intermittently

Synonyms

WEAK

at intervals at times discontinuously every now and then every once in a while every so often from time to time hardly infrequently intermittently irregularly now and again now and then occasionally off and on on occasion once in a blue moon once in a while periodically sometimes sporadically

ADVERB

intermittent

Synonyms

WEAK

alternately at irregular intervals fluctuating inconstantly infrequently intermittently irregularly not often now and then off and on sometimes sporadically uncertainly variable very seldom when the mood strikes

Example Sentences

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Like Gabriela, he cycles on and off the jabs depending on social events.

From BBC

For weeks I hopped on and off trains in different states, and soon realized that my initial assessment was wrong: Something had changed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Well-drilled on and off the pitch, England continued their preparations by winning two and drawing one of their warm-up games in Australia - Cook scored a century against South Australia at the Adelaide Oval.

From BBC

The 73-year-old had been out of management for more than six years and walked into a club that was floundering on and off the pitch.

From BBC

A lively group text coordinates daily volunteers who turn on and off the generators for the wells each morning and night.

From Los Angeles Times

on and off

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