on and off

English

Alternative forms

• on-and-off (adjective form)

Pronunciation

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Adverb

on and off (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) Intermittently.

   With so much worry, I only slept on and off last night.

Synonyms

• (intermittently): off and on

Translations

intermittently

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 断断续续地

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• German: ab und zu (de)
• Swedish: till och från

Anagrams

• off and on