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Alternative form of on and off / (nautical) On different tacks, now toward, and now away from, the land.

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off and on

Source Word

off and on

Adverb

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Alternative form of on and off / (nautical) On different tacks, now toward, and now away from, the land.

Japanese Meaning

（「on and off」の変形として）断続的に、時々という意味。 / （航海用語）船が舵を切り、交互に岸に向かったり遠ざかったりする状態を指す。

She worked off and on at the café while saving money for college.

彼女は大学の学費を貯めながら、カフェで断続的に働いていた。

Sense（1）

Alternative form of on and off

With so much worry, I only slept off and on last night.

Sense（2）

(nautical) On different tacks, now toward, and now away from, the land.