rejig

verb

re·​jig (ˌ)rē-ˈjig How to pronounce rejig (audio)
rejigged; rejigging

transitive verb

chiefly British

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Coincidentally, this has not been the first time the first international break in the season has been necessary for Arteta to rejig things. Art De Roché, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025 Ford will also rejig its production process to make its electric cars more affordable, targeting a medium, four-door pickup truck starting at $30,000. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025 China may bank on a weakened Trump rather than rejig its entire geopolitical approach. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 28 July 2025 And so Blomfield, who knows how to code, also tried his hand at vibe coding — both to rejig his blog and to create from scratch a website called Recipe Ninja. John Ruwitch, NPR, 30 May 2025 If necessary, the factory will even rejig its production lines to make whichever garment a designer commissions. Chris Baraniuk, Wired News, 2 May 2025 Storied sports channel Eurosport will disappear from British screens next month as Warner Bros. Discovery rejigs its sports portfolio. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025 These three young female producers are part of a new generation, ready to rejig the industry. Annika Pham, Variety, 20 Jan. 2025 Newsrooms at all the major networks have had to rethink their strategies and rejig their reporting teams to remain relevant as ratings for broadcasters and cable news channels remain volatile in the wake of Trump regaining the presidency. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rejig was in 1948

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“Rejig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rejig. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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