Stop-go

Quick meaning: Stop-go is an adjective meaning Alternately active and inactive; intermittent.

Meaning

Alternately active and inactive; intermittent.

More Meanings

1. An economic policy of this kind.

Example Sentences

We are suffering the consequences of three years of a stop-go economic policy.

[…] the concern with increasing economic growth led to charges that stop-go was inhibiting investment and hence slowing the expansion of the economy.

Scottish rail suppliers have told the Government that they can only reach their target of employing 500 apprentices if they are given a clear pipeline of work, rather than having to endure the current stop-go programme.

Synonyms for stop-go

Depending on context, synonyms include stop-start, fitful, patchy, broken, ragged, catchy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include stop-and-go, off-and-on, semiactive, altern, pseudo-active, intervalled.

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