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on and off

/ɒn ænd ɒf/

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phrase

/ɒn ænd ɒf/B1informal
  • ruНаречное выражение, означающее с перерывами, время от времени или непостоянно; что-то, что происходит через нерегулярные промежутки времени, многократно начинаясь и прекращаясь.

An adverbial phrase meaning intermittently, occasionally, or not continuously; something that happens in irregular intervals, starting and stopping repeatedly.

  1. IntermittentlyB1informal

    Happening or existing sometimes, but not continuously or regularly.

    ruВремя от времени

    • It rained on and off all day.
    • They have been dating on and off for two years.
    • The internet connection has been working on and off.