stop-go
adjective [ before noun ]
ECONOMICS UK ukusused to describe a situation where an economy regularly has periods of fast growth, followed by periods of slow or no growth:
stop-go cycle/economy/policies Inflationary pay claims had been a key characteristic of Britain's stop-go economy over many years.
stop-go
noun [ U ]
ECONOMICS UK ukusregular periods of fast growth, followed by periods of slow or no growth:
After decades of stop-go for the economy, the country enjoyed a period of strong growth.