chopping and changing

noun

Frequent change or alteration, especially where this is seen as unnecessary or disruptive.

“I have no idea what the aim of this project is any more, what with all this chopping and changing.”

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Meanings

nounchopping and changing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableFrequent change or alteration, especially where this is seen as unnecessary or disruptive.

    I have no idea what the aim of this project is any more, what with all this chopping and changing.

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of chop and change
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APA

chopping and changing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chopping%20and%20changing

MLA

“chopping and changing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chopping%20and%20changing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chopping and changing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chopping%20and%20changing.

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