stop-and-go
[ stop-uh n-goh ]
/ ˈstɒp ənˈgoʊ /
adjective
characterized by periodically enforced stops, as caused by heavy traffic or traffic signals: stop-and-go traffic.
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Origin of stop-and-go
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby stop-and-go
stop the clock, stop thrust, stop time, stop up, stop volley, stop-and-go, stop-frame, stop-go, stop-limit order, stop-loss, stop-loss clause
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