on/off

Example Sentences

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I’ve found that almost all managers fall into the same delegation trap: They treat delegation like an on-off switch.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rent the Runway has “on-off” rentals for as low as $40, meaning you can borrow one item without paying for an entire subscription.

From MarketWatch

The first dispute between Unite and Birmingham City Council saw on-off industrial action for several weeks from January, before all-out strikes started on 11 March.

From BBC

The hacker contacted the French company in early June and claims to have been in on-off negotiations with them over a ransom to be paid in Bitcoin.

From BBC

Miss Mitchell and Burnett were in an on-off relationship from the beginning of 2024 until around the end of July last year, when she moved from Ipswich to Colchester.

From BBC