Word info

call an audible

Verb

Meaning

(American football) To change the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.

(US, idiomatic) To change plans at the last minute based on newly revealed information.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

The primary part of the weekend is centered around my children, and I have to be flexible. To call an audible is to be liquid enough to understand that at any given time you have to be a chauffeur or a chaperone, especially for my 12-year-old and whatever her plans are. Lyor Cohen

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