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10 Language-to-English DictionariesOn-and-Off
/ˈɒn ənd ɒf/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Describing something that occurs intermittently or sporadically.
"The project has been on-and-off for several months due to funding issues."
- 1
In an intermittent manner; not continuously.
"She has been working on the report on-and-off since last week."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'on-and-off' is a compound phrase that originated in the early 20th century, combining the preposition 'on' and the adverb 'off' to describe something that occurs intermittently. Its usage has evolved to convey a sense of inconsistency or fluctuation in various contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "On-and-Off" is said worldwide
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par intermittence
Transliteration: par intermittence
"Le projet a été réalisé par intermittence."
immer wieder
Transliteration: immer wieder
"Das Projekt wurde immer wieder unterbrochen."
a intermittenza
Transliteration: a intermittenza
"Il progetto è stato realizzato a intermittenza."
intermitente
Transliteration: intermitente
"El proyecto ha sido intermitente."
intermitente
Transliteration: intermitente
"O projeto foi intermitente."
अवधि पर
Transliteration: avdhi par
"यह परियोजना अवधि पर चल रही है।"
间歇性
Transliteration: jiànxiēxìng
"这个项目是间歇性进行的。"
간헐적으로
Transliteration: ganheoljeogeuro
"이 프로젝트는 간헐적으로 진행되었습니다."
断続的に
Transliteration: danzokuteki ni
"このプロジェクトは断続的に行われました。"
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