on-and-off

on-and-off
on-and-offˈ adjective
Off-and-on, intermittent, occasional
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on-and-off «ON uhn AWF, AWN-; -OF», adjective.
= off-and-on: (Cf.off-and-on) »

After on-and-off contract negotiations for several months, the union called a strike (Wall Street Journal).


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