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on and off

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. off and on, on and offadverb

    not regularly

    "they phone each other off and on"

Wiktionary

  1. on and offadverb

    Intermittently.

ChatGPT

  1. on and off

    "On" and "off" are used to indicate the active or inactive state of something. 1. "On" generally refers to a state of operation or engagement. It could mean that a device is functioning, a switch is turned on, or an event is ongoing. 2. "Off" typically indicates the opposite, referring to a state of non-operation or disengagement. It could suggest that a device is not running, a switch is turned off, or an event has ended.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of on and off in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of on and off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of on and off in a Sentence

  1. Greg Norman:

    I’m disappointed. I would have thought the RA would have stayed above it all given their position in world golf, (It’s) petty, as all I have done is promote and grow the game of golf globally, on and off the golf course, for more than four decades.

  2. Heather Baber:

    Yes! Yes. He was very surprised, very overwhelmed. Lots of tears. He finished out his shift last night and there were tears on and off all night. He said it was the best day of his life.

  3. Jay Watts:

    She did take advantage of hospice care, so they did what they could to keep her as comfortable as possible, unfortunately, she had tumors throughout her brain and her liver and everywhere. They did the best they could, but they couldn’t stop the seizures on and off or the breakthrough pain.

  4. Daniel Silver:

    We had been expecting a move up like this because we thought that temporary auto plant shutdowns would lead to more initial claims filings during the week ending June 30 than normal for comparable weeks in recent years, we think that the temporary plant closures, which usually are on and off for about a month in the weeks around July 4, are likely generating noise in the claims data now, so we do not think that the increase in claims over the past two weeks is an especially negative sign for the labor market.

  5. Denver Broncos:

    I have enjoyed getting to know Rob Walton, Carrie Walton Penner and Greg Penner throughout this process, learning more about their background and vision for the Denver Broncos, I am confident that their leadership and support will help this team achieve great things on and off the field.


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