Idiom
call an audible
Meaning
To change plans at the last minute in response to new information.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The weather changed, so we had to call an audible.”
“We planned to eat outside, but when it started raining, we called an audible and went to a nearby restaurant instead.”
“Recognizing that the initial strategy was failing to gain traction, the manager called an audible and pivoted the entire team toward a new objective.”
Examples
simple
“The weather changed, so we had to call an audible.”
contextual
“We planned to eat outside, but when it started raining, we called an audible and went to a nearby restaurant instead.”
complex
“Recognizing that the initial strategy was failing to gain traction, the manager called an audible and pivoted the entire team toward a new objective.”
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