on-off
adjective
1
: used to turn something on and off
an on-off switch
2
: relating to something that is sometimes on and sometimes off
a switch set to a random on-off pattern
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His on-off girlfriend Anna (Yara Bakri) knows enough to keep her distance during his volatile panic attacks.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
In a departure from The Deal, season 1 sees Hannah and Garrett's best friends, Dean (Stephen Kalyn) and Allie (Mika Abdalla) strike up a romance in the aftermath of her split from her on-off boyfriend, Sean (Riley Davis).
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
But a reset will be hard, as has been shown by the on-off negotiations for Britain to join the EU’s 140 billion euro ($164 billion) Security Action for Europe (SAFE) fund.
—Ian King, CNBC, 13 May 2026
Scientists knew that people with this chromosome produced an abnormal enzyme that regulates one of the on-off switches for cell growth.
—Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 10 May 2026
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
In a departure from The Deal, season 1 sees Hannah and Garrett's best friends, Dean (Stephen Kalyn) and Allie (Mika Abdalla) strike up a romance in the aftermath of her split from her on-off boyfriend, Sean (Riley Davis).
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
But a reset will be hard, as has been shown by the on-off negotiations for Britain to join the EU’s 140 billion euro ($164 billion) Security Action for Europe (SAFE) fund.
—Ian King, CNBC, 13 May 2026
Scientists knew that people with this chromosome produced an abnormal enzyme that regulates one of the on-off switches for cell growth.
—Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 10 May 2026
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“On-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on-off. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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