change horses in mid-stream
change horses in mid-stream is the alternative form of change horses in midstream.
Meaning of change horses in midstream
Verb
change horses in midstream (third-person singular simple present changes horses in midstream, present participle changing horses in midstream, simple past and past participle changed horses in midstream)
- To change one's plan or approach when an effort is already underway or at another inopportune time.
- A change in the weather is known to be extreme / But what's the sense of changing horses in midstream?1975, Bob Dylan, “You're a Big Girl Now”, in Blood on the Tracks
Forms of change horses in mid-stream
| third-person singular present | changes horses in mid-stream |
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| present participle | changing horses in mid-stream |
| past participle | changed horses in mid-stream |
| past | changed horses in mid-stream |
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- Change horses in mid-stream is the alternative form of change horses in midstream.
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