VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Move the Needle

Meaning:

Have a measurable effect on something

Examples:

  • I need to move the needle today.
  • Serious risk of breach and regulatory pressures are driving your company to turn attention to application security, but you don't have the time, people or money to move the needle.
  • Like, that artwork isn't gonna move the needle at all.
  • Person 2: Move the needle clamping device to the needle.
  • We have no leverage, but we have to move the needle.
  • I think you can move the needle here, Tyler.
  • Now, habitat will look good on an application, but does Sacramento really move the needle?
  • The best way to move the needle, when people are talking about the environment, is the bottom line.
  • Even if they can read and understand them, they often struggle to translate the data into decisions that will move the needle.
  • I mean, I don't even know what he would be doing, but it's got to help move the needle a little bit, right?