Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

off-and-on

Adverb
/ɔːf ənd ɒn/
Definition
Occasionally or intermittently; not constantly.
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.
Meaning
Something that happens now and then, rather than all the time.
Synonyms
  • Occasionally
  • Intermittently
  • Sometimes