off and on

adverb

On different tacks, now toward, and now away from, the land.

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

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Meanings

adverb
  1. alternativeAlternative form of on and off.

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

  2. nauticalOn different tacks, now toward, and now away from, the land.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbnot regularly

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Norwegian av og til
  • av og tilintermittently
Polish zrywami
  • zrywamiintermittently
Russian уры́вками
  • уры́вками (urývkami)intermittently
Swedish till och från
  • till och frånintermittently
Cite this entry
APA

off and on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off%20and%20on

MLA

“off and on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off%20and%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “off and on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off%20and%20on.

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