RIPPLE EFFECT


Meaning of RIPPLE EFFECT in English

(~s)

If an event or action has a ~, it causes several other events to happen one after the other.

Delayed flights have a ~. Just one late flight could be carrying passengers for a dozen connecting services.

= knock-on effect

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