come and go

1. Arrive and depart, either briefly or repeatedly; go to and fro. Shakespeare had it in The Merry Wives of Windsor (2:2): “He may come and go between you both.” [Late 1300s]

2. Alternately appear and disappear, as in This rash is odd; it comes and goes . [Mid-1300s] Also see coming or going ; easy come, easy go .

Example Sentences

Like other minimum-security camps, Bryan offers job training and vocational opportunities, cleaner facilities and a higher level of freedom than other prison facilities, including the ability to come and go from housing units under normal circumstances, said former Bryan inmate Rhonda Fleming, who was convicted of Medicare fraud and was moved to another prison before Maxwell arrived.

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These historic world championships couldn’t simply come and go.

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With plenty of time to arrange matters to his liking, Jeffrey turns off the recording on the security cameras and dismantles the alarm on the emergency exit in the back so he can come and go.

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Fans and friends come and go, leaving flowers and tributes.

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Since then, he has seen many bull runs come and go.

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Related Words

• alter 
• intersperse 
• rotate 
• vary 
• waver