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on a dime
adverb as in instantly
Example Sentences
There would be some friction involved, simply because it’s hard to shift suppliers on a dime without slowing down production.
And despite the eight-game turnaround turning into a two-game skid to end the weekend against the Marlins, Young knows the Angels could turn it back around on a dime.
Anna Davidson and Jon Lee Keenan, as Girl and Boy, turn on a dime.
The stock market, which had been in a historic swoon since Trump announced the “reciprocal” tariffs on April 2, turned on a dime, registering one of its sharpest one-day gains in history.
“I think we all support good-paying jobs here in the U.S. The challenge is that you can’t just turn on a dime and suddenly bring manufacturing back to the U.S., especially, I would say, for the retail industry,” she said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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