change around

idiom

variants or British change round

: to change the order or positions of the parts of (something)

When I got back everything in my office had been changed around.

I had to change the schedule round a little.

Examples of change around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The leaves begin to change around late September to early October, depending on the year. —Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025

One that requires wide-scale behavioral change around consumption and disposal, in conjunction with wide-scale adoption of a new manufacturing mindset around design and production. —Han Hendriks, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

At this time, there could be a change around work — like polishing off a huge project or leaving one job for another. —Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025

Bonneville retains his dignity even as events change around him and the always welcome McGovern’s Cora. —Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for change around

• abound
• aground
• astound
• background
• campground
• clothbound
• confound
• earthbound
• eastbound
• expound
• fairground
• foreground