on-again, off-again

or on-a·gain-off-a·gain

[ on-uh-gen awf-uh-gen, of-, awn- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

being in force or inoperative by turns, especially spasmodically and unpredictably:
an on-again, off-again romance.

First recorded in 1945–50

see off and on , def. 2.

No word yet if her on-again-off-again boyfriend, Justin Bieber (who is also an NEO ambassador) will be at the show as well.

They may, however, involve those with whom you are on-again-off-again.

Morton depicts Angelina's relationship with her brother, James, at the time an aspiring director, as close but on-again-off-again.

I moved back to the city and my two on-again off-again guys, steeling myself for hopeless fix-ups, just in case love might strike.

Cale, absent from this reunion, has had an on-again off-again feud with Reed and was barely mentioned.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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