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on and on

• continually; at tedious length.
• "he went on and on about his grandad's trombone"
Similar: for a long time, for ages, for hours, at (great) length, incessantly, ceaselessly, constantly, continuously, continually, endlessly, unendingly, eternally, forever, interminably, unremittingly, relentlessly, indefatigably, without let-up, without a pause/break, without cease,

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,
Opposite: regularly,


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