rejig

English

Etymology

re- +‎ jig

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹiˈdʒɪɡ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪɡ

Verb

rejig (third-person singular simple present rejigs, present participle rejigging, simple past and past participle rejigged)

1. (transitive) To tweak or rearrange.
   • 2011 October 1, Clive Lindsay, “Kilmarnock 1 - 2 St Johnstone”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     The rejigged visiting defence was quickly under pressure, Dean Shiels played a neat one-two with Zdenek Kroca and only a brave Peter Enckelman save at the feet of the Northern Irishman prevented an opening goal.

   • 2017 March 27, “The Observer view on triggering article 50”, in The Observer‎^[2]:

     They simply cannot deliver what they promised. Nor will an affronted, alienated Brussels help them do so. Rejigged single market access? Forget it.

   • 2020 April 8, Philip Haigh, “Out of the current crisis we could see meaningful changes”, in Rail, page 56:

     The DfT's help didn't extend beyond the train operating companies (TOCs) for which it is responsible. Open access operators were left apart, and this forced Hull Trains to suspend its entire service. In turn, LNER had to rejig its timetables to fill the void and keep Hull served.

Translations

rearrange

• German: umkrempeln (de)

• Turkish: yeniden düzenlemek (tr)

References

• “rejig” in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press.