cyclical growth
noun phraseUK /ˈsɪklɪkəl ɡrəʊθ/
US /ˈsaɪklɪkəl ɡroʊθ/
A pattern where something grows, then slows down, then grows again, over and over.
The town's cyclical growth means new shops open in good years and close in slow years.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In economics, the way a country's economy gets bigger and smaller in a repeating pattern.
Analysts study cyclical growth to predict when the next downturn might come.
3. In biology, the way a plant or animal grows in repeating stages.
The cyclical growth of the coral reef follows the seasons.
4. In business, a company's sales rising and falling with the economy's ups and downs.
Car makers often show cyclical growth because people buy fewer cars during hard times.