on-off
Britishadjective
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(of an electrical switch, button, etc) having an `on' position and an `off' position
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existing at times and not at others; discontinuous
an on-off relationship
Example Sentences
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The first dispute between Unite and Birmingham City Council saw on-off industrial action for several weeks from January, before all-out strikes started on 11 March.
From BBC
British lawmaker Christine Jardine said she wants an outcome that allows the plan to go ahead without “giving a potentially hostile country the on-off switch to the power in the North Sea.”
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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