go-around

1 of 2

noun

ˈgō-ə-ˌrau̇nd 

1

: runaround

gave me the go-around

2

a

: round

reached an agreement during the first go-around

b

: a heated argument or struggle

had a real go-around with her about it

3

: an act or instance of going around (as in an air traffic pattern)

go around

2 of 2

verb

went around; gone around; going around; goes around

intransitive verb

1

a

: to pass from place to place : go here and there

b

: to have currency : circulate

an amusing story is going around

2

: to satisfy demand : fill the need

not enough jobs to go around

Examples of go-around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Luckily, the disaster was averted when the pilot of the controls of the Minneapolis-to-Minot plane spotted the bomber in time and was able to perform a go-around maneuver to avoid hitting it and land safely at the North Dakota airport. —Janhvi Bhojwani, NBC news, 21 July 2025

Feelings about the possibility this go-around are mixed. —Al Weaver, The Hill, 21 July 2025

Verb

Your buyers have the same doubts going around their heads right now. —Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025

As a result, many patients may go around for years with this pain and don’t make the connection. —Chloe Castleberry, Flow Space, 4 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1912, in the meaning defined at sense 2b

Verb

circa 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for go-around

• aboveground
• battleground
• belowground
• paperbound
• turnaround
• ultrasound
• underground
• wraparound
• abound
• aground
• around
• astound