off and on
• intermittently; now and then.
Similar:
periodically,
at intervals,
on and off,
(every) once in a while,
every so often,
(every) now and then/again,
from time to time,
occasionally,
on occasion,
on occasions,
on the odd occasion,
at times,
sometimes,
sporadically,
spasmodically,
erratically,
irregularly,
intermittently,
in/by fits and starts,
fitfully,
discontinuously,
piecemeal,
interruptedly,
on and off
• intermittently.
• "it rained on and off most of the afternoon"
Similar:
periodically,
at intervals,
off and on,
(every) once in a while,
every so often,
(every) now and then/again,
from time to time,
occasionally,
on occasion,
on occasions,
on the odd occasion,
at times,
sometimes,
sporadically,
spasmodically,
erratically,
irregularly,
intermittently,
in/by fits and starts,
fitfully,
discontinuously,
piecemeal,
interruptedly,