on-off

adjective

1. (of an electrical switch, button, etc) having an `on' position and an `off' position

2. existing at times and not at others; discontinuous

   an on-off relationship

Example Sentences

The hacker contacted the French company in early June and claims to have been in on-off negotiations with them over a ransom to be paid in Bitcoin.

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If the on-off protests continue, peppered around the country, there could be many more cases like Epping as ministers try to meet their commitment to end hotel use by the end of the Parliament.

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Miss Mitchell and Burnett were in an on-off relationship from the beginning of 2024 until around the end of July last year, when she moved from Ipswich to Colchester.

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An on-off move for Ajax's Chuba Akpom ended in frustration with the striker preferring a move to Ipswich, who are also back in the second tier after relegation from the Premier League.

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He said the all-out strike began on 11 March, but on-off action had started in January, adding: "That's a long time."

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Related Words

• dial 
• knob 
• switch