come and go

phrase

1

—used to talk about time that has passed

More than a hundred years have come and gone since the day of that famous battle.

2

—used to talk about people who appear and then leave as time passes

She's seen a lot of employees come and go during her time in the company.

Politicians come and go. They all seem pretty much the same to me.

Examples of come and go in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While social media trends come and go as quickly as the free bread at the Cheesecake Factory, Tower said the company has no shortage of content to work with. — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

Watch fear come and go Gripping, painful emotions can seem permanent. — Juli Fraga, Time, 29 Oct. 2026

New York restaurants come and go, so when a place is still thriving a decade later, that feels significant. — Emma Jacobson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026

Other franchises have run into the same issues — looking at you, Star Wars — but Halo has been stuck in this purgatory for 15+ years, as Xbox leaders and strategy shifts come and go. — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for come and go

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