came and went
Didn't stick around
Came and went describes something that appeared and then disappeared, often quickly or without lasting impact.
The phrase emphasizes transience—a feeling, trend, or visitor that didn't stay: The pain came and went, Fads came and went, but she stayed loyal to her style.
It can suggest routine passage: Seasons came and went.
- arrivedReached one's destination
- departedHaving left
- passing throughMoving across without staying
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- briefShort in duration
momentary · flash in the pan · drifted · ephemeral · passed · evanescent · short-lived · transient · impermanent · bittersweet · revolving door · wistful · vanish · fading memory · temporary · ebb and flow · exit · left
attention/impact
came and wentmade history
Achieved lasting renown
unforgettable · enduring legacy · epoch-making · indelible · momentous
come, become, coming, becoming, came, went, incoming, comers, cometh