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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As employees come and go, critical insights about network architecture are lost.
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Pavel Bykov, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
While trends may come and go and come again, the Lacoste polo has been a sartorial mainstay for nearly 100 years.
—Brie Schwartz, Glamour, 19 May 2025
All-Scholastic players come and go, yet Follette annually has the Eagles in the hunt.
—Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 17 May 2025
Politicians will come and go but transparency and truth are the guardrails that prevent the collisions that that can crush nations.
—Mark R. Weaver, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
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Pavel Bykov, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
While trends may come and go and come again, the Lacoste polo has been a sartorial mainstay for nearly 100 years.
—Brie Schwartz, Glamour, 19 May 2025
All-Scholastic players come and go, yet Follette annually has the Eagles in the hunt.
—Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 17 May 2025
Politicians will come and go but transparency and truth are the guardrails that prevent the collisions that that can crush nations.
—Mark R. Weaver, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 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 1 Jun. 2025.
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