hinge on

idiom

: to be determined or decided by (something) : to depend on (something)

The outcome of the election hinges on how the candidates perform in the debate.

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Whether this sectoral rotation persists will hinge on the consumer price index, dropping later today. —

Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025 There are no smoking guns in Jim’s investigation — only yearslong legal cases that hinge on technical details like the metal composition of a tiny bomb component. —

Alison Herman, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025 However, their success will hinge on bipartisan cooperation and ongoing public pressure. —

George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024 To that end, Washington should insist on representatives from Ukraine and Europe more broadly being part of the negotiations, as the success of the deal will hinge on both Ukraine and its European partners accepting and implementing the terms of the agreement. —

Alina Polyakova, Foreign Affairs, 31 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hinge on