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.
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The Pennine mountains were formed, across which forests and grassland, aurochs and wolves, Neanderthals, Normans, glampers and ramblers could come and go.
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Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Allow your emotions, even the ones that scare you, to come and go without judgment.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Gates would not restrict public access, Fischer said, noting that residents and visitors would still be able to come and go freely.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Food fads come and go with alarming speed.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Allow your emotions, even the ones that scare you, to come and go without judgment.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Gates would not restrict public access, Fischer said, noting that residents and visitors would still be able to come and go freely.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Food fads come and go with alarming speed.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for come and go
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“Come and go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20and%20go. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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