on a dime

Example Sentences

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Since then, the theory was confirmed, as the lower border stopped multiple intraday rallies, while the brief surge last week was stopped on a dime at the upper border.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Things “can change on a dime, as it has in the past.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

For starters, auto makers can’t shift production or plans on a dime.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

"Companies can't move on a dime; there are incentives to keep supply chains in place and it's extremely complicated and costly to change things."

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

It turns on a dime, expresses itself in the instant.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel