stop-and-go

[stop-uh n-goh]

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adjective

characterized by periodically enforced stops, as caused by heavy traffic or traffic signals: stop-and-go traffic.

Origin of stop-and-go

First recorded in 1920–25

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Related Words for stop-and-go

fitful, infrequent, recurrent, occasional, periodic, seasonal, recurring, alternate, arrested, broken, cyclical, discontinuous, hit-or-miss, interrupted, periodical, rhythmic, serial, spasmodic, cyclic, isochronal