verb
General Slang
move the dial
MOOV-thuh-DYE-ul · verb · informal
Variant of move the needle: to make a noticeable impact.
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To produce a change large enough to be noticed on a key metric, used interchangeably with 'move the needle'.
“We need a campaign that actually moves the dial on sign-ups.”
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move the dial In A Sentence
We need a campaign that actually moves the dial on sign-ups.
Origin & Usage
Dial/gauge metaphor; a common variant of 'move the needle'.
Variants
move the needle
People Also Ask
What does move the dial mean?
It means to produce a change big enough to register on a key metric, and it's used interchangeably with 'move the needle'.
Is move the dial the same as move the needle?
Yes, they're variants of the same idiom, both drawing on the image of a gauge whose dial or needle shifts when something meaningful happens.
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