"stop-go" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more stop-go [comparative], most stop-go [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|more}} stop-go (comparative more stop-go, superlative most stop-go)
  1. Alternately active and inactive; intermittent.
    Sense id: en-stop-go-en-adj-UwLMyHKP Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English dvandva compounds Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 64 36 Disambiguation of English dvandva compounds: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: stop-and-go

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} stop-go (uncountable)
  1. An economic policy of this kind. Tags: uncountable Related terms: stop-start
    Sense id: en-stop-go-en-noun-N6P3MFRr Categories (other): English dvandva compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English oxymorons, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English dvandva compounds: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 34 66 Disambiguation of English oxymorons: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: stop-and-go

Alternative forms

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