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twilight industry

idiom
Meaning

An industry that is fading away, perhaps because replaced by newer technology, or facing a lack of critical resources or a lack of consumer interest.


Examples
SIMPLE

Coal mining is often considered a twilight industry today.

CONTEXTUAL

Many workers are leaving the twilight industry of print newspapers to find jobs in digital media.

COMPLEX

As automation and digital alternatives continue to expand, the traditional film photography market has become a classic example of a twilight industry.

Anchors to
Related idioms2entries
  1. 01

    twilight years

    Old age.

  2. 02

    twilight zone

    To put or place into an indeterminate position; to be in an ambiguous, undetermined, or improper context.

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