stop-and-go
adjectiveUK /ˌstɒp ən ˈɡəʊ/
US /ˌstɑːp ən ˈɡoʊ/
Moving a little, then stopping, then moving again.
The traffic was stop-and-go all the way to school.
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2. A situation that keeps starting and stopping.
The meeting was stop-and-go because the internet kept failing.
3. Describing a style of driving with frequent stops.
He drove in a stop-and-go way through the busy market.
4. A type of business or process that has bursts of activity.
Their stop-and-go schedule made planning hard.