the winds of change

the winds of change

An event or series of events that signals or precipitates large and important changes. A meeting between delegates for the two warring countries is leading some to speculate that the winds of change may be blowing through the region. It seems the winds of change are about to sweep through the pharmaceutical industry, as new laws seek to dismantle their long-despised ability to raise prices for life-saving drugs at their own discretion.
See also: change, of, wind
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

a wind/the winds of ˈchange

an event or a series of events that has started to happen and will cause important changes or results: There’s a wind of change in the attitude of voters. Winds of change were sweeping over the country.The British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan used this phrase in a speech he made in 1960.
See also: change, of, wind
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • a wind of change
  • a wind/the winds of change
  • coming events cast their shadows before
  • fall at the last hurdle
  • at all events
  • fall at the final hurdle
  • hurdle
  • party pooper
  • party-pooper
  • pooper
References in periodicals archive
Keynote speaker Karen L Spencer, EdD, Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in Baltimore, presented The Winds of Change: Turning the Tornado Into a Breath of Fresh Air on Friday, September 12.
WHAT a shame the winds of change haven't blown into this corner of Leicestershire, leaving a Conservative majority sheltered once again behind closed doors to run Charnwood Council as it wishes.
The collection is dedicated to every woman who has a story to share, of mirth and merriment and the winds of change. Hayaat is a journey of self-realization and acceptance too.
Teladoc's model is "one of the best aligned with all the winds of change blowing" in healthcare, the analyst contends.
Therefore it is important to support the collective energy thus becoming the winds of change.
"The Winds of Change" conference was intended to inform, enlighten and fundamentally introduce amendments to the current practice of Canadian military law.
NEHA has always been aware of the need to heed the Winds of Change. Just like people, there are times when NEHA is fearful of change because NEHA is comprised of people!
If the technology at your organization measures up to the demands of the environment, then you have already changed the direction of your sail to go with the winds of change. Conversely, how long can you survive in this market if your technology does not measure up to these characteristics?
One of the North-East's leading figures in construction has called on his regional peers to use "the winds of change" to help the industry evolve.
So, in this way, the person can receive from Willow the capacity to bend and flex gracefully with the winds of change in their life, just as willows do.
PR may be the sun of the future and advertising the winds of change, but this book only skims the surface of the debate, and it's still too soon to rest assured that PR will indeed prevail.
Most surprisingly, there is no discussion of the end of the Renaissance: the last chapter ends with a bump: "for a brief moment, it would be known as an ars perfecta, but even as it reached its zenith, the winds of change were beginning to blow" (968).
But it didn't come down that way, though the winds of change are definitely howling from all directions.