off-and-on

A form of on-and-off — Vacillating, undecided, intermittent.

Meanings

adjectiveoff-and-on (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of on-and-off.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveintermittently stopping and starting

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Chicago

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