game-changing

adjective

Critical and having the potential to alter the overall outcome.

“Our plan to transition from products to solutions is a game-changing moment for our company.”

Meanings

adjectivegame-changing (not comparable)
  1. figurativelynot comparablehobbiesCritical and having the potential to alter the overall outcome.

    Our plan to transition from products to solutions is a game-changing moment for our company.

    2 more examples

    These trains are not only being keenly awaited by people in our city region, but also by rail experts aware of how game-changing these are for the industry.

    2019 October 23, Richard Clinnick, “Testing begins as Merseyrail moves closer to new '777s'”, in RAIL, number 890, page 28

    What is beyond dispute it that Declan Rice, at £105m from West Ham United, is the game-changing signing Arteta had in mind when he put such time and effort into the pursuit of his top summer transfer priority.

    2023 September 3, Phil McNulty, “Declan Rice: The game-changing midfielder Arsenal need for title challenge”, in BBC Sport
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APA

game-changing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/game-changing

MLA

“game-changing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/game-changing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “game-changing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/game-changing.

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