Coming and going

Q: What is a synonym for "coming and going"?

Common synonyms include: alternation, back-and-forth, ebb and flow, flux and reflux, lissajous figure, reciprocation.

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun

1
A general bustle of activity
"Many roads and tracks crossed the green fields, and there was much coming and going: wains moving in lines towards the Great Gate, and others passing out."
2
The activities of a specified person or group in-plural

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of come and go form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

alternation back-and-forth ebb and flow flux and reflux lissajous figure reciprocation

Example

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"Many roads and tracks crossed the green fields, and there was much coming and going: wains moving in lines towards the Great Gate, and others passing out."

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