stop-and-go

American  

[stop-uhn-goh] / ˈstɒp ənˈgoʊ /

adjective

1. characterized by periodically enforced stops, as caused by heavy traffic or traffic signals.

   stop-and-go traffic.

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Etymology

Origin of stop-and-go

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

When officials confronted a similar dilemma, during the so-called stagflation of the 1970s, the central bank’s stop-and-go response allowed high inflation to become entrenched.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company wants to build the infrastructure needed to integrate air travel into congested urban centers as an alternative to stop-and-go car trips.

From Los Angeles Times

Team principal Andrea Stella said the decision to give Norris a 10-second stop-and-go penalty - the severest that can be handed out other than a disqualification - "lacked any specificity and proportion".

From BBC

Verstappen was in a tight fight with Norris throughout the race until the Briton was given a 10-second stop-and-go penalty for failing to slow for yellow flags.

From BBC

We inched comfortably through stop-and-go Saturday afternoon traffic and made an impressive left turn ahead of two lanes of oncoming cars as I said my prayers in the passenger seat.

From Slate

Related Words

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