step change

noun

1. a significant change, esp an improvement

Example Sentences

Automation is delivering a “step change” in terms of safety in the mining industry says Robin Burgess-Limerick, a professor at the University of Queensland in Brisbane who studies human factors in mining.

From BBC

“That’s a step change in standards, in professionalism. It’s the cultural change that Keir has brought. Everything is done properly.”

From BBC

A new UK government after the general election must bring a "step change" in how Northern Ireland is funded, Sinn Féin's leader has said.

From BBC

"We have a formation at high readiness in the UK... to get heavier forces here in time... and it’s a complete step change from where we were before."

From BBC

The sharp rhetoric isn’t new, but it raises a question for policymakers and business: Is the new push to force ByteDance, the company’s Chinese owners, to divest a real step change or just political posturing?

From New York Times