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
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Advertisement The central character is Diana, a role originated both off and on Broadway by former San Diegan Alice Ripley.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2024
Despite his campus reputation, Woodward, then 13, was one of the people who reached out to him, Morris said, leading to online communications that continued off and on for around three years.
—Sean Emery, Orange County Register, 12 May 2024
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2024
Despite his campus reputation, Woodward, then 13, was one of the people who reached out to him, Morris said, leading to online communications that continued off and on for around three years.
—Sean Emery, Orange County Register, 12 May 2024
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“Off and on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20and%20on. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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