Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
off-and-on
Adverb
/ɔːf ənd ɒn/
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Definition
Occasionally or intermittently; not constantly.
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Examples
- I have been exercising off-and-on for years.
- They lived in that town off-and-on during their travels.
- We meet off-and-on throughout the year for book club.
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Meaning
Something that happens now and then, rather than all the time.
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Synonyms
- Occasionally
- Intermittently
- Sometimes