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off and on

adverb

  1. alternative Alternative form of on and off With so much worry, I only slept off and on last night.
  2. On different tacks, now toward, and now away from, the land.

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@misc{off_and_on_2026,
  title = {off and on},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/off%20and%20on},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}