stop-and-go

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stop-and-go

(stŏp′ənd-gō′)
adj.
Alternately proceeding and halting: stop-and-go traffic.
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stop-and-go

adj
1. (Economics) the US term for stop-go
2. (Automotive Engineering) a US term for stop-start
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stop′-and-go′



adj.
characterized by periodically enforced stops, as caused by heavy traffic or traffic signals.
[1920–25]
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