Synonyms for turn on a dime
turn on a dime

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1. turn on a dimeverb

   Synonyms:
   on a sixpence

2. turn on a dimeverb

   to have a small turning circle

   Synonyms:
   on a sixpence

Princeton's WordNet

1. turn on a dimeverb

   have a small turning radius

   "My little subcompact car turns on a dime!"

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1. • Driving
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1. Sandra Lee:

   Life can turn on a dime.

2. Arx Pax CEO Greg Henderson:

   Forklifts require a lot of space, to have the ability [with hover engines] to turn on a dime could really solve the problem of ‘the last inch of logistics’.

3. Chamath Palihapitiya:

   That’s not caring. … I care about the fact that our economy can turn on a dime if China invades Taiwan. I care about climate change. I care about America’s crippling and decrepit health care infrastructure. But if you ask me do I care about a segment of a class of people in another country ? Not until we can take care of ourselves will I prioritize them over us, and I think a lot of people believe that, and I ’m sorry if that’s a hard truth to hear, but every time I say that I ‘ care about the Uyghurs ’, I ’m really just lying if I do n’t really care, and so I rather not lie to you and tell you the truth. It’s not a priority for me.

4. Michael DePalma:

   The Fed's entirely possible The Fed could have to raise rates, what's tricky is that inflation is a process. It doesn't turn on a dime. It has to work its way through.