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Meaning of moving target in English

moving target
noun [ C ]
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/ˌmuː.vɪŋ ˈtɑːr.ɡɪt/ uk
/ˌmuː.vɪŋ ˈtɑːr.ɡɪt/
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something that moves while someone is trying to hit it:
Could you hit a moving target with a football?
something that is always changing, making it difficult to count, describe, achieve, etc.:
The population at risk of hypertension is a moving target.
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(Definition of moving target from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of moving target

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Social media is a relatively new frontier and with that comes mystery, misconceptions, and a moving target.
From Fast Company
Like "green" and "all-natural," the definition of "sustainability" is a moving target, and its application to works of art varies widely.
From Huffington Post
Energy usage will keep increasing, so this is a moving target.
From VentureBeat
Identifying what is broken and generally how your company or product is solving it shouldn't be a moving target.
From Fast Company
Well, it's much harder to hit a moving target.
From Gizmodo
Players are a moving target so developers always have to change their approach, but nevertheless they are still trying to entertain.
From TechCrunch
But as technology develops at rapid rates, rabbis are finding that their fight is against a moving target.
From New York Daily News
Finding the cheapest gas anywhere can be a moving target, though.
From NBCNews.com
As artificial intelligence and robotics advance, "foreseeable consequences" may be a moving target.
From The Atlantic
However, he said memory of events can become a moving target when people recall the same memories again and again.
From OregonLive.com
How we monetize it is sometimes a moving target.
From Hollywood Reporter
The "free speech zone" is a moving target, not a delineated area.
From Slate Magazine
These types of assessments change so often for teachers that they feel they are aiming at a moving target.
From CNN
Because those kinds of judgments are an ethical question, drawing a tolerance line may always be a moving target, he said.
From NPR
The number of students facing possible charges is said to be a moving target.
From New York Daily News
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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in Chinese (Traditional)
移動的目標, 一直在變動的事物（導致難以清點、描述或獲得）…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
移动的目标, 一直在变动的事物（导致难以清点、描述或获得）…
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