come and go—
1. arrivals and departures:
- It was a perpetual come and go in this particular studio between four and six in the afternoon.
2. (attrib.) imprecise or variable:
- There’s a scene where they talk about the come and go nature of their jobs and lives that’s emotionally vibrant.
coming and going —(also: comings and goings)
1. = come and go 1:
- That little boy was … inured to the coming and going of “nannies.”
2. busy activities:
- With all the coming and going, things are always changing, nothing and nobody stays the same.