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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Yet for busy business travelers or families looking to catch their breath after bracing crowded TSA lines and taking their shoes off and on, the facilities meet basic needs.
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Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
He’s worked on the Oscars off and on since 1989, the year of the infamous Rob Lowe-Snow White … whatever the hell that was.
—Maer Roshan, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
It was meant to be a two-week painting trip, but Hood stayed, off and on, for the next 20 years.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
The hat worn by Margaret Hamilton’s Wicked Witch of the West will also be auctioned off and on display.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
He’s worked on the Oscars off and on since 1989, the year of the infamous Rob Lowe-Snow White … whatever the hell that was.
—Maer Roshan, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
It was meant to be a two-week painting trip, but Hood stayed, off and on, for the next 20 years.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
The hat worn by Margaret Hamilton’s Wicked Witch of the West will also be auctioned off and on display.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Off and on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20and%20on. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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