game-changing

English

Adjective

game-changing (not comparable)

1. (sports or figuratively) 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.

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

     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.

   • 2023 September 3, Phil McNulty, “Declan Rice: The game-changing midfielder Arsenal need for title challenge”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     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.

Related terms

• game changer

References

• “game-changing”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.