Meaning of next big thing | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The most recent fad or trend.
2. Alternative letter-case form of next big thing.
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3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see next, big, thing.

Examples

“The media spends most of its time telling us about the next big thing, while overlooking the power and the size of niche markets.”

“As soon as we think we're satisfied, the next version of the next big thing comes along and suddenly, we're supposed to be starving again—even though we've barely touched what we have.”

“Bioabsorbable coronary stents--are these the next big thing in coronary angioplasty?”

“Even without media hype, there have been and always will be next big things.”

“One politician present called the US land grab “inevitable”, adding: “AI is the next big thing, and no one is going to roll over and play dead and say, ‘You take over.’ China's not going to let that happen and certainly the US won't”.”

“Who is the only Lodestar vice president whose reputation hasn't been compromised by the failure of one of these Next Big Things?”

“I don't think there's going to be one Next Big Thing. Java's arrival was a Next Big Thing, and though it's unlikely to be the Last Next Big Thing, the rapid rise of Java was a special event, a coincidence of timing that could only happen by riding in the wake of the first introduction of the Internet and the World Wide Web.”

“With raves from scientists, food writers, and journalists alike, the Mediterranean Diet swept into magazines, cookbooks, and kitchens around the world, instantly nutrition's Next Big Thing.”

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