stop-go
Interrupted forward motion
Stop-go describes a pattern of alternating movement and stillness, or fluctuating between activity and pause.
Traffic moves in stop-go fashion during rush hour.
The term often characterizes economic policy that oscillates between stimulating growth and restraining inflation: The government's stop-go approach created uncertainty for businesses.
Also spelled stop-and-go.
Cyclical economic volatility
- fluctuationIrregular change over time
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
- instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
recession · inflation · stagnation · expansion · contraction · downturn · upturn · overheating
boom-bust
Cyclical economic volatility
- fluctuationIrregular change over time
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
- instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
volatility · recession · inflation · stagnation · expansion · contraction · downturn · upturn · overheating · cooling
congestion
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- signalsConveyed indications
- lightsSources of illumination
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
gridlock · bottleneck · flow · crawl · delays · commute · rush-hour · roadworks · junction · queuing
- hyphenated wordsup-to-date, pitch-black, jaw-dropping, round-the-clock, air-conditioned
- racing penaltiesdisqualification, time penalty, penalty points, black flag, drive-through
stop-gofree-flowing
Moving without restriction
smooth · uninterrupted · continuous · seamless · steady
stop-goconsistent
Not varying or contradicting
steady · steady-state · sustained · stable · continuous
stop, go, stops, stopped, stopping, stopper, stoppers, stoppage, stoppages