off and on

Speech parts

1. off and on - Adjective

2. off and on - Adverb

3. off and on - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

intermittently stopping and starting

not regularly

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Alternative names

off-and-on

Synonyms

fitful interrupted on and off sometimes changing broken occasionally variable brief alternate hardly periodically casual alternately sporadic
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Antonyms

often strong regular generally always frequently
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Examples

fitful (or interrupted) sleep Source: Internet

off-and-on static Source: Internet

they phone each other off and on Source: Internet

Additionally, a device which can switch the machine off and on again, controlled perhaps by a remote signal, can force a reboot which will clear problems due to misbehaving software. Source: Internet

And Accord, part of Yorkshire building society, has been charging a similar rate on the deals it has been offering off and on throughout the autumn. Source: Internet

Drake, 33, and Rihanna were rumored to have been dating off and on in 2016. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

off again, on again off air off alarm bells off and running off at the races off balance