On And Off

Definition: On And Off

On And Off

Adverb

1. Not regularly; "they phone each other off and on".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonym: On And Off

Crosswords: On And Off

It is not my job to be jumping on and off of buses, I don't do that, I am not Carl Lewis (Rush Hour; writing credit: Jim Kouf)

Wax on and off so romantically (What'Chu Like; performing artist: Da Brat)

And on and off the road (THE WANDERER; performing artist: Donna Summer)

On and Off the Res with Charlie Hill (1999)

Sexy Nurses 1: On and Off Duty (1990)

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Books

• Fodor's Kenya and Tanzania: The Guide for All Budgets Where to Stay, Eat, and Explore on and Off the Beaten Path (Fodor's Kenya and Tanzania) (reference)

• James Taylor's Shocked and Amazed: On and Off the Midway (reference)

• Fodor's Provence and the Cote D'Azur: The Guide for All Budgets, Where to Stay, Eat and Explore on and Off the Beatenpath (Fodor's Provence and the c (reference)

• The Trout King: Trouble Lurks Beneath for Two Rival Fishermen Who Clash on and Off the Water, Risking What the Value Most (reference)

• I Ain't Never Been Nothing but a Winner: Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant's 323 Greatest Quotes About Success, on and Off the Football Field (reference)

  (more book examples)

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View on the ship's afterdeck, while she was carrying the Navy's first combat air group to Vera Cruz, Mexico, in April 1914. Planes visible include a Curtiss "AB" type flying boat (on deck at left), and a Curtiss "AH" type floatplane (atop the after 12"/45 gun turret). Note boom rigged to the battleship's superstructure, at left, for hoisting the planes on and off the ship. Credit: NAVY.

The Great walk--scenes and incidents on and off the track, during the memorable six days international pedestrian quest for the Astley Belt at Madison Square Garden, New York City, September 22-27. Credit: Library of Congress.

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The feeble headlight jiggled over the way, and the right headlight blinked on and off from a bad connection

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Health

Scientists still need to discover how to turn such genes on and off to prevent human rejection. (references)

However, like e-beams, the machine can be switched on and off, and no radioactive substances are involved. (references)

These higher centers turn the spinal pattern generators on and off, shift between different types of locomotion, control sensory influences according to the type of movements, and govern posture and balance. (references)

Business

They may also interact by voice with third parties to provide services, but t is illegal to allow other companies to hop on and off their networks to communicate with other parties and avoid trunk-call charges. (references)

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Albanian

nganjëherë (at times, occasionally, once, once in a while, sometimes, whiles). (various references)

Arabic 

‏من آن لآخر (from time to time), ‏على نحو متقطع (by fits and starts, off and on). (various references)

Czech

tu a tam (every now and then, here and there, now and then, occasionally, off and on, once in a way), èas od èasu (from time to time). (various references)

French

par intervalles (off and on), de temps � autre (every once in a while, off and on, once in a while). (various references)

German

ab und zu (every now and then, from time to time, now and again, now and then, off and on, once in a way, once in a while). (various references)

Greek 

κατά διαστήματα (at intervals, off and on). (various references)

Hebrew 

לסרו�'ין (alternately, by fits and starts, every other, fitful, in instalments, intermittently, off and on). (various references)

Hungarian

időnként (at odd times, at times, ever and again, every now and then, from time to time, now and then, off and on, on occasion, once in a while), hébe-hóba (at odd times, ever and again, every now and again, every now and then, here and there, now and again, now and then, once in a blue moon). (various references)

Italian

l'accensione o lo spegnimento dell'illuminazione stradale e dei segnali sono tempestivamente azionati da opportuni interruttori orari o solari (a light-sensitive switch ensures that lighting on roads and traffic signs is switched on and off at the correct time). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

点滅 (switching on and off). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

のりおり (getting on and off), じょう�"うきゃく (passengers getting on and off), じょう�"う (article, clause, getting on and off, going upstream, intimacy, retired emperor, sexual intercourse, stipulations, upturn), て�"めつ (switching on and off). (various references)

Manx

nish as reesht (intermittent, now and then, occasionally, once in a while). (various references)

Pig Latin

onay anday offay.(various references)

Portuguese

de vez em quando (now and then, off and on, on occasion, once in a while, sometimes, whiles). (various references)

Russian 

время от времени (at odd times, from time to time, from time-to-time, now and again, now and then, occasionally, off and on, on and again, periodically, time after time), иногда (at times, every here and there, every now and then, every so often, off and on, on occasion, once, once and again, once in a way, once in a while, sometimes). (various references)

Spanish

a intervalos (at intervals, off and on). (various references)

Swedish

från och till (to and fro), då och då (at odd moments, at odd times, every now and again, every now and then, from time to time, now and then, occasionally, off and on, on occasion, once and away, once in a while). (various references)

Turkish

zaman zaman (betweentimes, betweenwhiles, ever and anon, from time to time, in places, now and again, now and then), kesintili olarak, ara sıra (between whiles, betweentimes, betweenwhiles, by snatches, ever and anon, every now and then, every once in a while, from time to time, in places, in snatches, now and again, now and then, occasionally, off and on, on occasion, once in a while, sometimes). (various references)

Ukrainian

інколи (at intervals), іноді (at times, between whiles, ever end again, here and there, now and again, occasionally, on occasion, sometime, sometimes), час від часу (ever and anon, ever end again, now and again, now and then, off and on, once in a while), від випадка к випадку. (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-3 letters: donna, fanon.

-4 letters: anon, daff, doff, dona, fado, fano, fond, food, nona, noon.

-5 letters: ado, aff, and, don, fad, fan, fon, nan, nod, noo, oaf, off.