: an airplane landing followed immediately by application of power and a takeoff and usually executed as one of a series for practice at landings
: unpredictable as to outcome : uncertain
it was touch and go there for a while
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The Athletic Staff, The Athletic, 9 July 2024
After several touch-and-go days in the hospital, Wilson was released, hand intact.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2024
Kenny Torrella, Vox, 26 Nov. 2024
Trump's relationships with his own party in the Senate have long been touch and go, and the chamber's rules afford the minority party the chance to slow-walk or even kill bills that don't involve some degree of bipartisanship.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Rybakina’s biggest opponent may be her own health, which has been touch-and-go for a year.
—The Athletic Staff, The Athletic, 9 July 2024
After several touch-and-go days in the hospital, Wilson was released, hand intact.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Both birds were treated and given a combination of antibiotic, pain relief, and antiparasitic drugs; Gabriel is on the mend, while Gilbert’s condition remains touch and go.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 26 Nov. 2024
Trump's relationships with his own party in the Senate have long been touch and go, and the chamber's rules afford the minority party the chance to slow-walk or even kill bills that don't involve some degree of bipartisanship.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Touch-and-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touch-and-go. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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