ON AND OFF meaning: Intermittently active, then not active - OneLook

Usually means: Intermittently active, then not active.

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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word on and off:

General (13 matching dictionaries)

on and off: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
on-and-off, on and off: Merriam-Webster
on and off: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
on and off: Collins English Dictionary
on and off: Vocabulary.com
on and off: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
on and off: Wiktionary
on and off: Dictionary.com
On and Off (Maggie Rogers song): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
on and off: Rhymezone
on and off: FreeDictionary.org
on and off: Mnemonic Dictionary
on and off: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

on and off: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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Definitions from Wiktionary (on and off)

▸ adverb: (idiomatic) Intermittently.

Similar:

off and on, now and again, now and then, intermittingly, intermittedly, unintermittently, every so often, here and there, once in a while, spasmodically, more...

Opposite:

continuous, constant, uninterrupted, steady

Types:

digital, binary, more...

Phrases:

on line and off line, On shell and off shell, Incident On and Off a Mountain Road, turn on and off, more...

Adjectives:

oft mentioned, everpresent, oftentime, every second, often, ever, ever-present, allover, anytime, onlie, much

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Similar:

off and on, now and again, now and then, intermittingly, intermittedly, unintermittently, every so often, here and there, once in a while, spasmodically, more...

Opposite:

continuous, constant, uninterrupted, steady

Types:

digital, binary, more...

Phrases:

on line and off line, On shell and off shell, Incident On and Off a Mountain Road, turn on and off, more...

Adjectives:

oft mentioned, everpresent, oftentime, every second, often, ever, ever-present, allover, anytime, onlie, much

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