go-around

US: (gō′ə round′)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

go-a•round  (gō′ə round′), n. 

1. an act or instance of going around something, as a circle, course, or traffic pattern, and returning to the starting point.
2. a series or pattern of occurrences;
   round:
   After the third go-around of questions, the witness was released.
3. run-around (def. 1).

Also, go-round (for defs. 2, 3).

• noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase go around 1890–95