stop-and-go

[stop-uhn-goh]

adjective

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

   stop-and-go traffic.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stop-and-go¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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.

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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".

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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.

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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.

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There was less traffic on the freeways and not as much stop-and-go on surface streets.

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Related Words

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