时作时辍 meaning in English
do sth. by fits and starts; off and on; on and off intermittently; recurrently; sporadically; work in jerks
Examples
- Rebecca and i had lived together on and off for years .
我跟贝丽卡时作时辍地一起生活了好多年。 - This goal will not yield to halfhearted unsustained efforts or to lip service
半心半意，时作时辍，或者只说不做，是达不到目的的。