: 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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David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
The neurosurgeon agreed, and after a tense, touch-and-go procedure, the surgery was a success.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
New Atlas, 5 July 2025
The latter approach, which requires the use of one or more drills, has never been tried before, but touch and go is tried and true; NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe and Japan's Hayabusa2 used it to snag samples of the asteroids Bennu and Ryugu, respectively.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 29 May 2025
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Noun
The political knife fight reflects the touch-and-go nature of House Republicans’ current majority, which will be 220-215 when several seats are filled through special elections in the coming months.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
The neurosurgeon agreed, and after a tense, touch-and-go procedure, the surgery was a success.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The Icon model brings over-the-air updates, remote arming of the alarm system, touch and go convenience and full insurance coverage provided by Hepster.
—New Atlas, 5 July 2025
The latter approach, which requires the use of one or more drills, has never been tried before, but touch and go is tried and true; NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe and Japan's Hayabusa2 used it to snag samples of the asteroids Bennu and Ryugu, respectively.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 29 May 2025
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“Touch-and-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touch-and-go. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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