touch-and-go

A form of touch and go — Characterized by brief and transitory encounters.

Meanings

adjectivetouch-and-go (comparative more touch-and-go, superlative most touch-and-go)

comparative more touch-and-go · superlative most touch-and-go

  1. alternativeAlternative form of touch and go.

    His touch-and-go condition kept his wife at the hospital for days.

nountouch-and-go (plural touch-and-goes or touch-and-go's or touch-and-gos)

plural touch-and-goes · plural touch-and-go's · plural touch-and-gos

  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of touch-and-go landing.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivefraught with danger

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

touch-and-go. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/touch-and-go

MLA

“touch-and-go.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/touch-and-go. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “touch-and-go,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/touch-and-go.

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