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 Economist has been covering markets, finance, and global affairs since 1843, watching rivals come and go from its perch.
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Max Tani, semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Head coaches come and go, yet those changes haven’t done a thing to quell the Los Angeles Football Club’s opening day dominance.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026
Emotions, even negative ones, come and go like clouds in the sky.
—Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
The discomforting pressure can start off gradually or intense and may even come and go before becoming impossible to ignore.
—Nadine Avola, Flow Space, 19 Feb. 2026
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Max Tani, semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Head coaches come and go, yet those changes haven’t done a thing to quell the Los Angeles Football Club’s opening day dominance.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026
Emotions, even negative ones, come and go like clouds in the sky.
—Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
The discomforting pressure can start off gradually or intense and may even come and go before becoming impossible to ignore.
—Nadine Avola, Flow Space, 19 Feb. 2026
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 25 Feb. 2026.
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