/ Dictionary / Index T touch and go: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: touch' and go' Pronunciation: [key] a precarious or delicate state of affairs: It was touch and go there for a while during the operation. quick action or movement: the touch and go of city traffic. touch-and-go Pronunciation: (tuch'un-gō'), [key] — adj. risky; precarious: a touch-and-go descent down the mountain. hasty, sketchy, or desultory. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. touch touchback Related Content Daily Word Quiz: clairvoyant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language