coming and going

coming and going (plural comings and goings)

1. A general bustle of activity
   • 1955 October 20, J[ohn] R[onald] R[euel] Tolkien, “Minas Tirith”, in The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of The Lord of the Rings […], New York, N.Y.: Ballantine Books, published December 1978, →ISBN, book V, page 40:

     Many roads and tracks crossed the green fields, and there was much coming and going: wains moving in lines towards the Great Gate, and others passing out.

2. (in the plural) The activities of a specified person or group

coming and going

1. present participle and gerund of come and go