行ゆきつ戻もどりつ

expression, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

going back and forth; pacing up and down

Describes repeatedly moving in opposite directions, often with a sense of restlessness or indecision. Commonly used with する.

• 彼かれは部屋へやの中なかを行ゆきつ戻もどりつしながら考かんがえ込こんでいた。

  He was pacing back and forth in the room, deep in thought.

• 交こう渉しょうは行ゆきつ戻もどりつして、なかなかまとまらなかった。

  The negotiations went back and forth and didn't come together easily.