on-and-off relief
noun phraseUK /ˌɒn ənd ˌɒf rɪˈliːf/
US /ˌɑːn ənd ˌɔːf rɪˈliːf/
Help that comes and goes, not all the time.
The medicine gave him on-and-off relief from his headache.
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2. Comfort that stops and starts again.
She felt on-and-off relief from her back pain during the week.
3. A break from trouble that does not last.
The rain brought on-and-off relief to the dry fields.
4. Help that appears only now and then.
The charity offered on-and-off relief to families in need.