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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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Welsh rugby is in turmoil on and off the pitch.

From BBC

Their debut season had been a torrid ride on and off the ice with accusations of control and manipulation flying.

From Barron's

The rain is expected to continue on and off across the Southland before tapering off in the afternoon, according to a Weather Service forecast.

From Los Angeles Times

He had been with Cindy on and off throughout the day.

From Literature

He needed someone to test the feasibility of skiing on and off the bob run—and he thought of the Cortina native.

From The Wall Street Journal

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