come and go
idiom
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
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The top of the new hub has a landing pad and charging base for drones to come and go, and the plan is for there to always be a backup drone, or drones at nearby hubs that can fill in when there are no drones available at a particular location.
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Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Confirm that daycare administrators have degrees in early childhood education and that staffers receive child development training—and that caregivers don't come and go with the seasons.
—Becky Batcha and Hiranmayi Srinivasan, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
Although dads and employees could come and go freely, moms had to check in and out.
—Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2024
Within the industry, it’s known that creative teams come and go, but ultimately the copyright belongs to the studio.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
The city has seen several chiefs come and go over the past decade, including two separate occasions where three different chiefs were appointed in a single week.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
During his more than three decades of incarceration, Sherman Wright has seen men who have killed come and go from Kansas prisons, his sister said.
—Luke Nozicka, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Trends may come and go, but these white shoes will be in style forever.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2024
Trends in terms of style, size, and materials will come and go.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2024
Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Confirm that daycare administrators have degrees in early childhood education and that staffers receive child development training—and that caregivers don't come and go with the seasons.
—Becky Batcha and Hiranmayi Srinivasan, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
Although dads and employees could come and go freely, moms had to check in and out.
—Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2024
Within the industry, it’s known that creative teams come and go, but ultimately the copyright belongs to the studio.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
The city has seen several chiefs come and go over the past decade, including two separate occasions where three different chiefs were appointed in a single week.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
During his more than three decades of incarceration, Sherman Wright has seen men who have killed come and go from Kansas prisons, his sister said.
—Luke Nozicka, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Trends may come and go, but these white shoes will be in style forever.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2024
Trends in terms of style, size, and materials will come and go.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2024
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