comings and goings

Idioms  

1. Movements, activities, as in He's in and out of the office; I can't keep up with his comings and goings, or In her job on the school board, Mrs. Smith keeps track of all the comings and goings in town.

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comings and goings

Sitting on the porch of a state-run grocery store in the Vedado neighborhood of Havana, Joaquin Velazquez watches the comings and goings at the private mini-market next door.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

“Jazz Island” names nine characters, plus four secondary ones, whose individual comings and goings sometimes distract from those of the others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025

Meyer owns and operates the Record, managing a staff of only seven that reports on the comings and goings of the city of Marion’s 1,900 or so residents.

From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025

They are calling for volunteers to count blackbirds in their gardens over the summer months to find out more about the comings and goings of the birds.

From BBC ● May 14, 2025

Alyce, in her comings and goings through the village, had come upon the path, although she had never before had need to follow it all the way up to the manor.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman