needle-moving

English

Etymology

See move the needle.

Adjective

needle-moving (comparative more needle-moving, superlative most needle-moving)

  1. Making a noticeable difference.
    • 2026 February 3, Glenn Speller, “Championship transfer window winners and losers”, in BBC Sport‎[1], archived from the original on 4 February 2026:
      Finding realistic needle-moving signings is especially hard when clubs do not want to sell at this stage of a campaign, while you are eternally at the mercy of those with bigger teeth and sharper claws further up the food chain.
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