- off and on as a adverb:
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off and on
adverb
1 off and on
Not regularly:
— They phone each other off and on.
synonym: on and off.
Roget 605: irresolutely etc. adj.; irresolved†, irresolvedly†; in faltering accents; off and on; from pillar to post; seesaw etc. 314.
Roget 138: periodically etc. adj.; at regular intervals, at stated times; at fixed established, at established periods; punctually etc. adj.. de die in diem [Lat.]; from day to day, day by day. ... show more
Roget 149: seesaw etc. (oscillation) 314; off and on.
Moby thesaurus: alternately, at irregular intervals, at random, back and forth, backward and forward, backwards and forwards, brokenly, by catches, by fits, by jerks, by snatches, by turns, capriciously, changeably, desultorily, disconnectedly, discontinuously, eccentrically, erratically, every other ... show more.
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