make all the difference (English, verb)
expansion: make all the difference (third-person singular simple present makes all the difference, present participle making all the difference, simple past and past participle made all the difference)
Senses:
glosses: To be a crucial or deciding factor; to have a very significant effect (often a positive one).
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: makes all the difference
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: making all the difference
tags: participle
present
form: made all the difference
tags: participle
past
form: made all the difference
tags: past