Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stop-go

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.40 in modern English

Syllables: stop--go
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternately active and inactive; intermittent.

noun

An economic policy of this kind.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"We are suffering the consequences of three years of a stop-go economic policy."
"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."
"[…] the concern with increasing economic growth led to charges that stop-go was inhibiting investment and hence slowing the expansion of the economy."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

more stop-go (comparative) most stop-go (superlative)

Phrases

stop-go animation

Frequently Paired Words

stop-and-go

Synonyms

stop-start fitful patchy broken ragged catchy discontinuous intermissive intermittent spasmodic

Questions

What does stop-go mean?: Alternately active and inactive; intermittent.

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